Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Also known as Aki Ichinomiya, Itsukushima Shrine, Itsukushima Shrine (Aizuwakamatsu), Itsukushima Shrine (Sumoto City), Itsukushima-jinja, 厳島神社
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Japan
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
1996
Area
431 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
JapanCultural17 km away
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
JapanCultural85 km away
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
JapanCultural91 km away
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
JapanCultural204 km away
Himeji-jo
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
- Wikidata itemQ191763, open data (CC0)
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