History | Miyajima Tourist Association
Miyajima has been an object of nature worship by locals since ancient times. Because of its landscape and mountains, Mt. Misen being the tallest one, surrounded by the primeval forest which is dark even in the daytime.,this place makes people feel a spiritual flow.
Itsukushima Shrine was founded by Saeki Kuramoto who was an influential person in Saekibe during the first year of the Suiko period (593), according to the history of the shrine.
The chronology of the history from 593 to the present when Itsukushima Shinto Shrine was created.
