Miyajima Island 宮島

  • Gepubliceerd op : 25/05/2020
  • by : G.L.M. / J.R.

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Miyajima, l'île au sanctuaire sur la mer

Complément incontournable à la visite d'Hiroshima, Miyajima (de son vrai nom Itsukushima) est l'un des sites les plus visités du Japon, notamment grâce au sanctuaire shinto qui s'y trouve et le grand torii les pieds dans l'eau. Découvrez ce petit bout de paradis insulaire surnommé "l'île des dieux", la totalité de l'île étant sacrée.

Miyajima, the sacred island

Miyajima means "island shrine", and it is the common name of this small island of 30 km2, which is officially called Itsukushima (厳島). Miyajima is located in the Seto Inland Sea, not far from Hiroshima. The island is largely covered with forests and dominated by the small Mount Misen which rises to 530 meters high. About 2000 people and a few hundred deer inhabit the island all year round.

Miyajima has been considered sacred for a very long time; since 806, the famous Buddhist monk Kôbô Daishi climbed Mount Misen and chose to establish it as the ascetic site of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Until the Meiji Restoration in the 19th century, the island followed the principle of avoiding kegare (religious impurity) thus remaining perfectly "pure"; in this sense, no one was to die there, and women were not allowed to give birth there.