Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Also known as Aki Ichinomiya, Itsukushima Shrine, Itsukushima Shrine (Aizuwakamatsu), Itsukushima Shrine (Sumoto City), Itsukushima-jinja, 厳島神社
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
1996
Area
431 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine is about 15 km south-west of Hiroshima. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hiroshima Peace Memorial, about 17 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hiroshima · about 2,045,000 peopleabout 15 km north-east
- Kure · about 197,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Matsuyama · about 534,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Shimonoseki · about 246,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Ōita · about 449,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Kōchi · about 336,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural17 km away
JapanCultural85 km away
JapanCultural91 km away
JapanCultural204 km away
JapanCultural226 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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