As I mentioned from my previous post entitled “Miyajima Island – Island of Gods” that introduced a bit of Miyajima Island, on the way to the island while we were in the ferry, I had a chance to see O-Torii during high tide. And I was amazed of what I witnessed because the sceneries were all picturesque for me.
O-Torii while in the JR Ferry
From the local restaurant that we had lunch we walked along the pathway near the shore where some local stores are available on the left side and on the right side the O-Torii was already visible from a far.
O-Torii (Grand Gate) is a symbol of Miyajima Island and the belief that surrounds it is that Great Torii is the boundary between the spirits and human worlds (reference: visit-miyajima-japan.com). Learning that facts is one of the interesting information I got for the said island and it was a way to understand a bit why the island seems to be sacred to Japanese.
O-Torii
When we were closer with O-Torii, the water subsided a bit compared to the high tide that I saw while in the ferry. Seeing such structure on the inland of the sea was pretty amazing but to learn more that it stands on its weight was more mind-blowing. Because of that fact, natural calamities that passed by in Japan did not affect the Grand Gate and as we can see, it still magnificently stands to where it is.
After few hours in Mount Misen, we descended the mountain the same way we reached the summit which includes trekking, riding a cable car and taking a bus.
When we reached the ground, we explored the Itsukushima Shrine.
O-Torii and the surrounding area (water subsided)
After the exploration to the sacred shrine of Itsukushima, my sister and I walked down to the O-Torii since the land was dry from sea water due to low tide. We had a chance to approach the Grand Gate and we had lots of photos of it.
Up close and personal with O-Torii
Interesting Grand gate
Hi Thomas, it is, at first never thought too much about it but when I learned it, its such a wonderful discovery of Japanese culture
Beautiful and scenic locales.
Beautiful and scenic shots.
Hi Rajesh, thank you for coming back in my site and for appreciating the scenery.
lovely. I visited Japan when the snowstorm hit Hyushu. I was on a photo trip.
Hi, i fell in love with Japan because it offers a lot of beautiful places and interesting cultural places that I am eager to discover… thanks for dropping by again.
What an amazing and beautiful place.
Hi ladyfi, thank you for reading my post and appreciating it.