Photo spot in Miyajima
The five-storey pagoda and Machiya-dori
A red pagoda on the rise above the shrine and a quiet street of old wooden houses behind the busy shopping lane.
About The five-storey pagoda and Machiya-dori
Get directionsOn the small hill above Itsukushima Shrine, a vermilion five-storey pagoda stands beside the Senjokaku, a huge wooden hall left unfinished since the sixteenth century. From the slope below, the pagoda rises over the rooftops of the town — one of Miyajima's best frames without the sea.
One street back from the busy Omotesando shopping lane, Machiya-dori runs parallel past old wooden townhouses, small cafés and galleries. It is calm even when the shopping lane is packed, and it suits a relaxed walk between the pagoda and the shore.
The area around the pagoda is a place of worship, and the Senjokaku has its own entry; the streets are lived in, so keep doorways clear.
Best time to shoot
Late afternoon, or early morning before the first ferries
Tips
Look for the pagoda from the lanes below the hill — it rises over the roofs. Use Machiya-dori when Omotesando is crowded.
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The vermilion gate standing in the sea off Itsukushima Shrine — floating at high tide, reachable on foot across the sand at low tide.
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