Great torii of the Miyajima Itukushima shrine

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Great torii of the Miyajima Itukushima shrine
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Great torii of the Miyajima Itukushima shrine.
Instantly, by ebb tide, the Itukushima shrine which has subsided carried out the torii finger of me, and I walked.
The great torii of this Itukushima shrine is an important cultural property specified by a country.
There are 16m in height and 23m of breadth.
It seems that it can be standing in the sea even if it does not embed in particular
since there is remarkable prudence.
moreover, the step portion of this torii -- gradually -- water -- containing -- a swelling is conspicuous.
It will hurt considerably, since it is always exposed to sea water.
p Although I hear that it is the Heian period that torii was built for the first time,
I can hear also from being rebuilt 8 times until now about the violence of a bruise.
a certain torii was rebuilt in Meiji 8 (1875) now -- since that is right, from now on,
it will be exactly called pre- erection about in 130.