Talk:Itsukushima Shrine

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Name of island
"is a Shinto shrine on Itsukushima Island"

Isn't the island actually called Miyajima????


 * Yes, it is often called Miyajima. But the actual name of the island is Itsukushima. More information is in the article on the island itself. I've put in a link so that interested people will be able to find it more easily. Thanks for pointing out the need for additional explanation. Fg2 00:32, 12 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I added "popularly known as Miyajima" to the article, because I was also somewhat confused when looking after the name of the island. --Cyfal (talk) 13:48, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The man made nature of the bay
Recently it was discovered that the bay may have been artificially made. This might affect the Heritage listing. I only have a TV segment to on on this one. Anybody have anything on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Signature103 (talk • contribs) 09:38, 8 January 2007 (UTC).

Itsukushima and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
I was curious about how the Bomb's little visit to Hiroshima affected the shrine. I couldn't find much in the way of reports about this event. I went to Google Earth, and concluded after careful inspection that the shrine would have been shaded by part of Miyajima/Itsukushima (the island) from the blast, and that what might have been seen was a glow reflecting off the hills across the bay from the shrine, but I'm not sure if the blast was below the horizon or not. Since there was no mention of rebuilding the shrine in the record (indeed, the shrine, from the little I did find on the subject matter, apparently served as a refuge for hibakusha about a month after the bombing), that there was little or no damage to the shrine itself from the weapon. But I'm curious as to why nobody seems to mention this shrine closer to the time of the bombing, given Itsukushima's proximity to Hiroshima. 68.36.214.143 (talk) 01:16, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Update. Even if it had faced the blast, there would've been little or no damage. The damage area didn't even leave the delta itself (the one Hiroshima sat on), while Itsukushima is further away. But, all the same, wouldn't there have been a boom or something like that? 68.36.214.143 (talk) 01:23, 24 November 2007 (UTC)


 * The Bank of Japan building in Hiroshima is located 500 m from ground zero. It reopened for business a couple of days after the bombing and is still standing (although the bank no longer occupies the building). Itsukushima Shrine is much, much more distant; it should have been safe from the blast. I don't know how far away the sound was heard. Intriguing question! If you find the answer, we'll be interested to know. Fg2 (talk) 02:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Reopening after typhoon damage
When did the shrine reopen after Typhoon Songda in 2005? I imagine it is reopened by now, but the article does not seem 100% clear on that matter. LordAmeth (talk) 21:31, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Image was accidentally removed
I wanted to save the image, but the buttons on my laptop did not work properly, and the image was removed by accident. How do I revert the edit? 64.53.146.12 (talk) 17:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Never mind, upload.wikimedia.org was accidentally added in my "Blocked Images" list. There is no reverting needed. 64.53.146.12 (talk) 03:53, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Signifcance of the toriii
A previous editor had made the claim that the two auxiliary posts (on each leg of the torii) were placed there for practical reasons, viz., to give the torii more strength against the force of the ocean tide. While I can imagine that the posts might have that effect, I have never seen the claim made in Japanese that that was their purpose. The torii style is a ryobu torii, and there are plenty of that style in land-bound situations where no special external forces are at play. It's virtually impossible to imagine that the shrine made a connection with Shingon Buddhism specifically because it would allow the shrine to use a ryobu torii. SFAIK, the style is meant to symbolize the "dual" nature of truth as displayed by the Shingon ryobu mandala. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hokuto (talk • contribs) 12:09, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Categorization
Category:12th-century religious buildings is a container cat, but I'm not sure which subcat is appropriate for this. --Slivicon (talk) 20:44, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe make a new category - Category:Religious buildings completed in 1168. Some of the others have only one page in them, too. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 05:22, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

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Torii "gate"
In several instances in the article body and image captions, the torii is referred to as a "torii gate". Is this not redundant? - Bri (talk) 17:27, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Literature
I'd suggest adding a section on the importance of Itsukushima Shrine on Japanese classical literature. The text mentions Kiyomori's dream. Well, this whole story is depicted in minute detail in what is deemed to be one of Japan's most celebrated works, namely, the Heike Monogatari. Not only the dream, but the Taira clan's numerous visit to the shrine are described. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.165.17.34 (talk) 01:17, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Redundant?
The first two paragraphs introducing the topic seems to be redundant. In the first paragraph it says "The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.” However in the second paragraph it is said again: "The complex is also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and six of its buildings and possessions have been designated by the Japanese government as National Treasures.” I feel like the first sentence should be deleted or shortened to avoid repetition. S22mizuki (talk) 12:12, 4 February 2021 (UTC)