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Temples near Hiroshima

Mitaki-dera, a quiet hillside temple of moss and waterfalls, is the only entry inside Hiroshima. The main reason to look further is Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, about 17 km away: a local train to Miyajimaguchi and a ten-minute ferry, so a half day is enough. Check the tide tables before you go, because the great torii appears to float only at high tide. Izumo Taisha and Motonosumi Shrine are over 110 km away and better done by car or as an overnight trip.

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1 Mitaki-dera · Hiroshima, Japan 4 km away 1 tickets and tours
2 Itsukushima Shrine · Miyajima, Japan 17 km away 5 tickets and tours
3 Izumo Taisha · Izumo, Japan 114 km away 1 tickets and tours
4 Motonosumi Shrine · Nagato, Japan 128 km away 1 tickets and tours

Mitaki-dera

Hiroshima, Japan

Mitaki-dera sells no tickets online and needs no booking.

1 ticket or tour

Itsukushima Shrine

Miyajima, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine charges a small entrance fee, paid at the gate, and the island levies a visitor tax collected with…

5 tickets & tours

Izumo Taisha

Izumo, Japan

Izumo Taisha is an open shrine, so there is nothing you have to buy before you arrive: the gates, the long approach and…

1 ticket or tour

Motonosumi Shrine

Nagato, Japan

Motonosumi Shrine has no ticket and no entry fee; the only charge is for parking, collected at the car park above the…

1 ticket or tour