Buildings of Itsukushima

Main sanctuary consisting of honden (main hall), heiden (offering hall), and haiden (worship hall) built over water

Covered corridor connecting eastern buildings

Purification hall in front of the main sanctuary

Flat stage area in front of the main shrine

Auxiliary shrine to the east dedicated to accompanying deities

Elevated stage for ceremonial performances

Covered corridor connecting western buildings

Five-story pagoda built in 1407

Two-story pagoda built in 1523

Large wooden hall built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, also known as the Thousand Tatami Hall

Small auxiliary shrine built in 1441

Hall for morning rituals

Massive torii gate standing in the sea, rebuilt in 1875

Auxiliary shrine believed to predate the main shrine

Storehouse built in traditional log-cabin style