Grand Torii

4.5

This huge torii gate serves as a symbol of Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto shrine which is one of Japan’s most famous and which stands as an embodiment of ancient Heian period culture. The great ryobu-style wooden gate, situated out on the ocean, stands 16.6 meters above the surface of the water; its main pillars are 9.9 meters in circumference and its roof is 24.2 meters long. The current gate was rebuilt in 1875. The eighth gate built here counting from the Heian period, it is said that the search to find trees sufficiently large to construct it takes 20 years. About the same height as the great Daibutsu statue in Nara, the gate’s supports are not buried in the sea bottom; instead, the gate is affixed to the sea floor with pine stakes but otherwise simply stands via its own weight. Due to significant damage and deterioration, the gate has been undergoing major repairs to preserve it since June 2019.

Spot details

Explore Miyajima & Hiroshima in a Full Day Tour

¥4,688

Update date：2024.04.20

Address: Hiroshima Hatsukaichi-shi Map
Area: Miyajima Area
Phone: 0829442020
Hours: Admission fee free (under restoration)
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Note: * The Otorii is being restored, and the entire surface is covered with a sheet (mesh material).
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

A red coloured shrine located in Miyajima island

Reviewed : 2023.06.11

This is a red coloured shrine located in Miyajima island which has a beautiful gate. One has to walk for about a km from the boarding platform. The shrine is very nicely maintained and has an entry...
Worth a look

Reviewed : 2023.05.21

This is the main Shinto shrine on Miyajima Island with the famous gate in the water. You can walk around the temple and take photos. Very picturesque and I’m sure very important to the Japanese people
Stunning shrine and o-torri gate

Reviewed : 2023.04.29

You have to pay to enter the shrine area, and it can be very busy with tourists and Japanese visitors. We were lucky to see what we thought was a wedding group, dressed in traditional kimono, having...