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56 relations: Adzuki bean, Autumn leaf color, Battle of Miyajima, Benzaiten, Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, Daishō-in, Deer, Empress Suiko, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Hayashi Gahō, Hiroshige, Hiroshige II, Hiroshima Bay, Hiroshima Prefecture, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan, Japanese macaque, JR Miyajima Ferry, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kūkai, Kunisada, List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments, Louis Frédéric, Manjū, Mōri Motonari, Meiji Restoration, Miyajima Matsudai Kisen, Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden, Miyajima Public Aquarium, Miyajima Ropeway, Miyajima, Hiroshima, Miyao Castle, Momijidani Park, Mount Misen, National Treasure (Japan), Nature, Saraswati, Seto Inland Sea, Setonaikai National Park, Shamoji, Shiga Prefecture, Shinbutsu bunri, Shinbutsu-shūgō, Shingon Buddhism, Shinto, Shinto shrine, Sue Harukata, Taira no Kiyomori, Three Views of Japan, Tide, ..., Torii, Tourism in Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, UNESCO, West Japan Railway Company, World Heritage site. Expand index (6 more) »
Adzuki bean
The adzuki bean (Vigna angularis; from, sometimes transliterated as azuki or aduki, or English red mung bean) is an annual vine widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small (approximately 5 mm) bean.
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Autumn leaf color
Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown.
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Battle of Miyajima
The 1555 was the only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no birth or death is allowed on the island.
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Benzaiten
Benzaiten (弁才天, 弁財天) is a Japanese Buddhist goddess, who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage
The is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan.
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Daishō-in
is a historic Japanese temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Itsukushima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Deer
Deer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae.
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Empress Suiko
(554 – 15 April 628) was the 33rd monarch of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
is a city of some 120,000 people located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Hayashi Gahō
, also known as Hayashi Shunsai, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator in the system of higher education maintained by the Tokugawa ''bakufu'' during the Edo period.
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Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重), also Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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Hiroshige II
was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e art.
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Hiroshima Bay
is a bay in the Inland Sea, Japan.
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Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island.
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Itsukushima Shrine
is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii gate.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Japanese macaque
The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan.
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JR Miyajima Ferry
is the ferry route between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima).
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Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in Kantō region of Japan.
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Kūkai
Kūkai (空海), also known posthumously as, 774–835, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist who founded the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism.
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Kunisada
Utagawa Kunisada (歌川 国貞; also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代歌川豊国); 1786 – 12 January 1865) was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.
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List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
To protect Japan's cultural heritage, the country's government selects through the Agency for Cultural Affairs important items and designates them as Cultural Properties under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.
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Louis Frédéric
Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, also known as Louis Frédéric or Louis-Frédéric (1923–1996), was a French scholar, art historian, writer and editor.
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Manjū
is a popular traditional Japanese confection.
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Mōri Motonari
was a prominent daimyō (feudal lord) in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.
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Meiji Restoration
The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
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Miyajima Matsudai Kisen
is a Japanese ferry company based in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden
The is a botanical garden operated by Hiroshima University and located at Mitsumaruko-yama 1156-2, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Miyajima Public Aquarium
is an aquarium on the island of Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Miyajima Ropeway
The refers to Japanese aerial lift lines in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima.
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Miyajima, Hiroshima
was a town located on the island of Itsukushima in Saeki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Miyao Castle
was a fortification built on the island of Itsukushima (also known as Miyajima) during the Sengoku Period in Japan.
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Momijidani Park
is one of the most famous maple leaves valley parks in Japan.
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Mount Misen
is the sacred mountain on Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, and is the highest mountain on the island at 535 m; it is situated within the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine.
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National Treasure (Japan)
Some of the National Treasures of Japan A National Treasure (国宝: kokuhō) is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a subsidiary of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
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Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe.
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Saraswati
Saraswati (सरस्वती) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom and learning worshipped throughout Nepal and India.
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Seto Inland Sea
The, also known as Setouchi or often shortened to Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan.
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Setonaikai National Park
is a national park comprising areas of Japan's Inland Sea and of ten bordering prefectures.
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Shamoji
A shamoji (杓文字, しゃもじ) or rice paddle is a large flat spoon used in East Asian cuisine.
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Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region in the western part of Honshu island.
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Shinbutsu bunri
The Japanese term indicates the separation of Shinto from Buddhism, introduced after the Meiji Restoration which separated Shinto kami from buddhas, and also Buddhist temples from Shinto shrines, which were originally amalgamated.
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Shinbutsu-shūgō
Shinbutsu-shūgō (神仏習合, "syncretism of kami and buddhas"), also called Shinbutsu-konkō (神仏混淆, "jumbling up" or "contamination of kami and buddhas"), is the syncretism of Buddhism and kami worship that was Japan's only organized religion up until the Meiji period.
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Shingon Buddhism
is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra.
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Shinto
or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.
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Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.
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Sue Harukata
was a retainer of the Ōuchi clan in the Sengoku period in Japan.
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Taira no Kiyomori
was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan.
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Three Views of Japan
The is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 and scholar Hayashi Gahō.
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Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of Earth.
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Torii
A is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to sacred.
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Tourism in Japan
Japan attracted 28.69 million international tourists in 2017.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.
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West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu.
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World Heritage site
A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima
