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Seto Inland Sea: Miya-jima - Japan (1)


  • Seto Inland Sea: Miya-jima - Japan (1)

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Seto Inland Sea: Miya-jima (Japan). Miya-jima is an important Shinto shrine. The Itsukushima shrine was first built in AD 592 and rebuilt in 1168 in the same scale as today. The 16 m tall Torii gate, built in 1875, marked the entrance of the shrine and indicate that all the island forms the shrine. Miya island northern shore on 19 Nov. 2001.

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Hubert Chanson, Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia




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