Itsukushima Shrine

#FuriTabi Taira no Kiyomori was appointed Aki no Kami in 1146 and revered the shrine as the guardian deity of the Taira clan. As the power of the Taira clan grew, the respect for this shrine also increased, and the shrine buildings were constructed in their current form. Since the shrine was visited by imperial family members and aristocrats from the capital, including Emperor Goshirakawa, Kenshunmon'in, Empress Tokuko, and Emperor Takakura, the culture and architecture of the capital were introduced to Miyajima. The Bugaku dance that is still handed down at Itsukushima Shrine today was moved by Kiyomori from Shitennoji Temple in Osaka. The shrine buildings have been rebuilt several times due to disasters, but it is said to have been preserved in the original form when Kiyomori built them. There are about 260 buildings that are national treasures and important cultural properties, including 17 buildings, 3 bases, and 55 pieces of art and crafts. The eastern corridor is 45 bays long and the western corridor is 62 bays long. In addition to the main shrine, it consists of a group of building structures including the Kyakujinja Shrine, Asa-ya, Haraiden, Takabutai, Hirabutai, Sajimonkyakujinja Shrine, Hiyakimae, Okunijinja Shrine, Tenjinja Shrine, Noh stage, Soribashi Bridge, Nagahashi Bridge, Usuibashi Bridge, and Naishibashi Bridge. 　The eastern corridor entrance is gabled and the western corridor entrance is karahafu-style, and the corridor is about 4m wide, 260m long, and 2.4m (8 shaku) apart, with eight floorboards in each span. The gaps in the floorboards serve to reduce the pressure of seawater that surges up from under the floor during high tides, and also to allow seawater that rises up into the corridor to flow away. The floorboards are currently covered with curing boards, and you can walk on the areas on top of the floorboards, which are originally part of a national treasure, with shoes on.