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| Miyajima | ||
| prefecture | Hiroshima | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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| Tourist info web | www.miyajima-wch.jp | |
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Miyajima is an island in the prefecture Hiroshima.
background
The name Miyajima means Shrine Island. You can get to her from Miyajima-guchi with ferries that go several times an hour during the day. The island has an area of approx. 30 km², it is protected between the largest Japanese main island Honshu and the smaller Shikoku in the Seto Inland Sea. The island is also known by that name Itsukushima.
On the island is the place of the same name Miyajima, It belongs to the city Hatsukaichi, a neighboring city of Hiroshima. Miyajima itself only has around 2000 residents. The entire island is considered sacred. Even today, no dead are buried on it, and women were not allowed to live on it until the beginning of the 20th century.
getting there
- Trains run from Hiroshima Station (JR Hiroshima station) to the 1 Miyajima-guchi station
(JR-Miyajima-guchi station), duration approx. 30 minutes, then the ferry to 2 Pier on the island (about every half hour), duration 10 minutes. - There are boat connections from Hiroshima Port (around 30 minutes) and from Motoyasu Bridge (just under an hour).
mobility
Dynamic cardsThe island can be explored on foot, on the 535 m high mountain Misen runs a cable car (1000 yen one way, 1800 yen return ticket).
The ascent is relatively well developed with a lot of shade. Only towards the end does the sun come through more often.
Tourist Attractions
- The 1 Itsukushima shrine
, he is part of the UNESCO world cultural heritage. That greets you even before you get to the island 2 Otorii, the shrine's large red torii, the incoming visitors. It is approved for the Itsukushima Shrine, which was founded in 593. It was laid out in its current form in 1168. However, individual parts have been renewed again and again. The torii in the water, for example, dates from 1875 and is made from the wood of camphor trees. By the way, at low tide it is on dry land, so a visit to the island should ideally take place when the tide is rising. Also belongs to the shrine- Gojunoto, a nearly 28 m high 5-story pagoda
- Senjokaku or the hall of 1000 tatami mats. A tatami mat is approximately 1.8 mx 0.9 m. The hall was under in 1587 Toyotomi Hideyoshi built. After his death, the construction was stopped, the hall is still unfinished today.
- In the vicinity of these two structures, a pine tree grows like a railing for an estimated length of 20 m along a staircase.
- 3 Miyashima History and Folk Museum
- Many tame people live on the island deer. Some of them have a habit of begging for food. If you fulfill their wish, you immediately have a constant companion who wants even more food. So let it stay. By the way, these animals also master the ability to remove lids from vessels, and they do not stop at handbags either.
- There are also Buddhist temples on the island, such as this one 4 Daiganji near Itsukushima Shrine and the 5 Daishō-in at the foot of the Misen mountain.
- 6 Miyajima Public Aquarium
- The mountain 7 Misen is only 535 m high, but it is advisable to use the cable car.
activities
shop
- Shakushi, flat wooden rice scoops, are a popular souvenir from the island. Also as Oshakushi; large rice scoops, available.
kitchen
- Momiji Manju is a special pastry, it has the shape of a maple leaf and is filled with red bean paste (sweet).
- There are oyster beds in the Seto Inland Sea, and you can get them fresh here.
nightlife
accommodation
Typically, most of the tourists visit the island Hiroshima from visiting in a half or full day excursion. But there are also some hotels, e.g.
- The Kikugawa Guest House, near the ferry terminal.
