1. Specific location a) Country |
Japan | ||||||||||
b) State, province, or region | Hiroshima Prefecture | ||||||||||
c) Name of property | Itsukushima Shinto Shrine | ||||||||||
d) Location and area | The nominated cultural property is a group of buildings of Itsukushima-jinja
(located in Miyajima-cho, Saeki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture) and
a forested area around Mt. Misen spreading behind the buildings
to form the value of a single property. The rest of Itsukushima
Island and part of the sea in front of Itsukushima-jinja are set
as a buffer zone. The entire area is already protected, enshrouded
in a region designated as a Special Historic Site and a Special
Place of Scenic Beauty and Setonaikai National Park by the national
government of Japan. The location of the nominated property is shown in Appendix 1. The location and area are as follows : i) Geographical position
(ii) Area
Appendix 1: Maps indicating the location of the property 1a: The location in Japan 1b: The location in Chugoku Area 1c: The location in Hiroshima Prefecture |
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e) Maps and plans | Maps indicating the location and the extent of the nominated property
and the status of legal protection of the nominated property are
submitted herewith: Appendix 2 : Map indicating the property and the surrounding natural and built environment Appendix 3 : Maps indicating the extent of the property 3a: The extent of the property 3b: The extent of the property and the zones of legal protection 3c(1): The site plan of the property 3c(2): The site plan of the property |