Miyajima
Miyajima is one of the crown jewels of Japan, and certainly one of its finest views. Located off the coast of Hiroshima, the serene beauty of the island is an essential coda to that city. The floating torii gate…Photo: PetrVod, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Mount Misen
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Misen is the sacred mountain on Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, and is the…
Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden is a botanical garden operated by Hiroshima University and located at Mitsumaruko-yama 1156-2, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
Momijidani Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Momijidani Park is one of the most famous maple leaves valley parks in Japan.
Miyajima
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hiroshima, Japan
- Category: landform
- Location: Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.2725° or 34° 16' 21" northLongitude
132.304° or 132° 18' 14" eastElevation
295 metres (968 feet)Open Location Code
8Q6J78F3+2HGeoNames ID
1861253Wikidata ID
Q875301Miyajima Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Azerbaijani: İsukusima
- Azerbaijani: İtsukuşima
- Basque: Itsukushima
- Basque: Itsukushima uhartea
- Catalan: Itsukushima
- Catalan: Miyajima
- Cebuano: Itsuku Shima
- Chinese: 严岛
- Chinese: 嚴島
- Chinese: 安藝之宮島
- Chinese: 安藝宮島
- Chinese: 宫岛
- Czech: Icukušima
- Czech: Mijadžima
- Dutch: Miyajima
- English: Itsukushima
- Esperanto: Icukuŝima
- Esperanto: Itsukushima
- Esperanto: Mijaĵima
- Finnish: Miyajima
- French: Itsuku-shima
- French: Itsukushima
- French: Miyajima
- German: Itsukushima
- German: Miyajima
- Hebrew: איטסוקושימה
- Hebrew: איצוקושימה
- Hebrew: מיאג'ימה
- Hungarian: Icukusima
- Indonesian: Itsukushima
- Indonesian: Miyajima
- Italian: Itsukushima
- Italian: Miyajima
- Japanese: 伊都岐島
- Japanese: 厳島
- Japanese: 安芸の宮島
- Japanese: 宮島
- Korean: 미야지마 섬
- Korean: 이쓰쿠시마섬
- Persian: ایتسوکوشیما
- Polish: Itsukushima
- Polish: Miyajima
- Polish: Wyspa Miyajima
- Portuguese: Itsukushima
- Russian: Ицукусима-дзиндзя
- Russian: Ицукусима
- Russian: Миядзима
- Russian: Синтоистская святыня острова Ицукусима
- Slovenian: Icukušima (otok)
- Slovenian: Icukušima
- Spanish: Itsukushima
- Spanish: Miyajima
- Sundanese: Itsukushima
- Swedish: Itsukushima
- Turkish: Itsukushima
- Ukrainian: Іцукусіма
- Ukrainian: Міяджіма
- Ukrainian: Міядзіма
- Itsuku
- Ituku Sima
- Miya-jima
- Miya-shima
- Miya Sima
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Miyajima. Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 3.0.