Talk:Itsukushima Shrine

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"is a Shinto shrine on Itsukushima Island"

Isn't the island actually called Miyajima????

Yes, it is often called Miyajima. But the actual name of the island is Itsukushima. More information is in the article on the island itself. I've put in a link so that interested people will be able to find it more easily. Thanks for pointing out the need for additional explanation. Fg2 00:32, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I added "popularly known as Miyajima" to the article, because I was also somewhat confused when looking after the name of the island. --Cyfal (talk) 13:48, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The man made nature of the bay

Recently it was discovered that the bay may have been artificially made. This might affect the Heritage listing. I only have a TV segment to on on this one. Anybody have anything on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Signature103 (talk • contribs) 09:38, 8 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Itsukushima and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

I was curious about how the Bomb's little visit to Hiroshima affected the shrine. I couldn't find much in the way of reports about this event. I went to Google Earth, and concluded after careful inspection that the shrine would have been shaded by part of Miyajima/Itsukushima (the island) from the blast, and that what might have been seen was a glow reflecting off the hills across the bay from the shrine, but I'm not sure if the blast was below the horizon or not. Since there was no mention of rebuilding the shrine in the record (indeed, the shrine, from the little I did find on the subject matter, apparently served as a refuge for hibakusha about a month after the bombing), that there was little or no damage to the shrine itself from the weapon. But I'm curious as to why nobody seems to mention this shrine closer to the time of the bombing, given Itsukushima's proximity to Hiroshima. 68.36.214.143 (talk) 01:16, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Update. Even if it had faced the blast, there would've been little or no damage. The damage area didn't even leave the delta itself (the one Hiroshima sat on), while Itsukushima is further away. But, all the same, wouldn't there have been a boom or something like that? 68.36.214.143 (talk) 01:23, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

The Bank of Japan building in Hiroshima is located 500 m from ground zero. It reopened for business a couple of days after the bombing and is still standing (although the bank no longer occupies the building). Itsukushima Shrine is much, much more distant; it should have been safe from the blast. I don't know how far away the sound was heard. Intriguing question! If you find the answer, we'll be interested to know. Fg2 (talk) 02:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)