Bucket List: Visiting the Itsukushima Shrine and the Floating Torii Gate
Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hatsukaichi, Itsukushima - UNESCO World Heritage Site Considered one of the 3 best views of Japan, the Floating Torii Gate is part of the Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Itsukushima. The island is also popularly known as Miyajima. As shown in the photograph below, the so-called Floating Torii Gate don't actually float. It is just that when the tide comes in, the partially submerged structure appears to float on the sea because its base is no longer visible to the eye. The Floating Torii Gate at low tide, Itsukushima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan (2019) Itsukushima Shrine, Itsukushima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan (2019) The Torii Gate as seen from the Itsukushima Shrine, Itsukushima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan (2019) Besides the world famous and tourist-favourite Itsukushima Shrine and its Torii Gate, the island has lots of other renown attra...