Alternate names kept coming up as I tried to find my way to the registered UNESCO site documented as the Itsukushima Shinto shrine. I’d ask people for directions and end up getting more confused ...

For a particularly unique experience, visitors can even step inside the statue. Itsukushima Shrine, on the island of Miyajima, is famous for its floating torii, which appear to float on the water ...

Local officials said the tax will help them keep Miyajima, officially known as Itsukushima ... “floating” torii gate of Itsukushimajinja shrine, which appears to rise out of the ocean during ...