Miyajima, Hiroshima
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Miyajima (宮島町; -cho) was a town located on Itsukushima (sometimes referred to as Miyajima Island) in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan. On November 3, 2005, it was amalgamated into nearby Hatsukaichi City.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,018 and a density of 66.40 persons per km². The total area was 30.39 km².
In the Shinto religion, Itsukushima Island is considered to be sacred, and there are no maternity wards or cemeteries, as no-one is permitted to give birth or die on the island. Felling trees is also forbidden, leaving the island covered in virgin forest, and providing a habitat for dozens of bird species and the tame deer which are allowed to roam freely.
The island is connected to the mainland by regular ferries to Miyajima-guchi, and less frequent ferries to the city of Hiroshima. It is easy to get from Hiroshima Station to Miyajima-guchi either by train or by street car. The latter trip takes about 75 minutes.
There are several tourist attractions on the island, notably Itsukushima Shrine, Senjo-kaku (the Pavilion of 1,000 mats), Daigan-ji shrine, and Daisho-in shrine. There is also a cable car from near the town, which runs almost to the top of Mount Misen, the highest point of Itsukushima island. At Mount Misen station of the cable car, you can sometimes watch monkeys running around freely.
On one cable car boarding platform there is a sign in Japanese indicating that the maximum capacity of the car is 8 persons. The equivalent sign in English indicates the maximum capacity to be 6 persons.
Merger prospects with Hatsukaichi and Hiroshima
In August 2004, both Hatsukaichi and Hiroshima expressed an interest in annexing the town. The people in Miyajima supported Hatsukaichi. A a committee for discussing the merger was created as soon as possible and the town was amagalated with the city of Hatsukaichi on November 3, 2005.External links
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