Itukushima Shrine is a Shinto sanctuary on the island of Itukushima (Miyajima), Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The ritual gate or the thorium of the Itucushima sanctuary is one of Japan's most popular attractions.

At low tide they can be reached on foot. The rest of the time boats leave the dock every 30 minutes. Miyajima can be reached from Hiroshima by train in less than an hour: first by train to Sanyo Line to Miyajimaguchi station, then walk to the pier and then by boat 10 minutes before Itukushima.

Thoriums are a symbolic gate. They have been constructed from ancient times from wood, often precious stones, usually painted in red and decorated with hieroglyphics or a restrained pattern.

Itukushima is one of the oldest Shinto temples located on the island of Miyajima (Temple Island) in the Inner Sea of ​​Japan (Seto Naikai), near the city of Hiroshima. From Hiroshima, you can get here by ferry or boat for tourists, in addition, there is a bus service between Hiroshima and Miyaji-maguhi, and from there you can go further by boat. There is air and railway communication between Hiroshima and Tokyo.