Miyajima Guide
Short, practical guides to Miyajima for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
What Is Miyajima Like Through the Year? Festivals, Fire Walking and Oysters
The Kangensai boat festival, bugaku in April and October, fire walking, the New Year's Eve torches, oysters and autumn leaves.
What Is Miyajima? Itsukushima Shrine, the Floating Gate and Mt. Misen
The shrine in the sea, its history from 593, the 16.8 m gate, Daishoin and Daiganji temples, Senjokaku and the climb up Mt. Misen.
How Do You Get to Miyajima and Get Around from Hiroshima?
The Sanyo Line to Miyajimaguchi, the ten-minute ferry, the 100 yen visitor tax, walking the island and the walk to the Mt. Misen ropeway.