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The main street of Miyajima in the early Edo period, at Machiya-dori, located at the back of the Omotesando shopping district leading to the Shōjima Shrine. It is a quiet street with an old-fashioned feeling, and is dotted with inns and liquor shops that are reminiscent of the Edo period, as well as retro shops and cafes using old private houses. I'm looking for a walk.

A museum using the main house (registered tangible cultural property) and the Tozo of the former Egami family, an Australian merchant in the late Edo-Meiji period. Six buildings display a variety of materials related to the history, culture and folklore of Miyajima. The garden at the center of the site, which is about 500 tsubo, is also attractive.

It houses some 4500 pieces of fine arts and crafts, including the Heike Ichimon, as well as weapons such as tachi, which were dedicated at the shrine, as well as dance masks, and musical instruments. Some of them are on display for a 30-minute duration.

An aquarium in Miyajima, Hiroshima that can be enjoyed by children and adults. There are many contact corners, and the display content changes according to the season. It is attractive that you can enjoy it differently from other aquariums.

Miyajima's main street, which is filled with many different stores, including a specialty Momijimanju shop and a souvenir shop where folk art items such as Miyajima Joko and Miyajima sculpture are prepared. There is also a restaurant where you can eat specialty oysters and anago, and a fashionable cafe in recent years. In addition, the largest scoop in the world is displayed in a corner of the shopping street, which is also important to check.

ゴツゴツとした大岩が立ち並ぶ山頂に到着すれば、頂上には3階建ての展望台があり、360度のパノラマが広がる。瀬戸内海を一望できる雄大な眺めに感動するはず。天気が良ければ、四国の方まで見られることも。

ロープウエーの獅子岩駅を出れば、目の前はすぐに展望台。晴れた日は広島市方面や、呉・江田島方面などが見え、天気のいい日は海の青さに感動する。

壇ノ浦の合戦で幼い安徳天皇を抱いて入水した清盛の妻・二位の尼(平時子)の遺体は、宮島の有之浦に流れ着いたといわれる。その二位の尼を偲んで有之浦に建てられた燈籠。

平清盛が伝えた舞楽が演じられる舞台。黒漆塗りの基壇に、朱塗りの高欄が廻らされているのが特徴。擬宝珠には天文15年(1546)、棚守房顕により寄進されたことが分かる刻銘がある。国宝。

弘法大師が護摩の火を焚いてから、1200年間消えたことがないといわれる「消えずの火」。大茶釜の中の霊水は万病に効くといわれる。手を合わせてからいただこう。また弥山本堂には重要文化財である平宗盛寄進の梵鐘がある。