Shiibaitsukushima Shrine

most recognizable landmark is float on water

The shrine was designated as UNESCO World Heriatge Site in 1996. It was first built in 593 and rebuilt in 1168 and it is still of the same size.

Insuranced views

Original Text

When buying the JR train line from Japan, they have access to the JR ferry and no longer charge you, because with the pass you serve. Visa are wonderful and I recommend very much to go to the muuuy early ...

Small but beautiful.

Original Text

It's a fairly small shrine. If you go through the torii gate and climb the long stone steps, you will find a small but bright vermilion hall of worship. Next to it is the Shiiba Folk Performing Arts Museum, which is charged, but if you are interested, you can visit it together.

The existence of the hiding village of the Taira family

Original Text

Shiiba Village is known as the hiding village of the Heike family, and it can be said that it is "Itsukushima Shrine, the guardian of the Heike family" that is evidence of that. The Taira family, which was defeated in the battle of dannoura, was scattered, and munehisa Nasu, who received the order of hunting and killing the remnants from minamoto no Yoritomo (actually, his older brother and Yoichi, a master of bow, received the name, but he was sick. The story of sadness with Princess Tsurutomi begins by making a false report that "the remnants have been killed" when he came to this place and saw the person who lives in peace 々. . . The shrine itself is 120 ...

It's the main shrine in vermilion.

Original Text

From National Highway 265, you will see the vermilion torii gate as soon as you enter the city of Shiiba. Park your car in the parking lot of the Shiiba Folk Performing Arts Museum opposite, and finally climb the long stone steps to find a small vermilion main shrine. You can overlook the city on a fairly hill. The vermilion was a bright impression.