Seasoning the Seasons

Season 1 • Episode 11: Itsukushima, Island of the Gods • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 11: Itsukushima, Island of the Gods

September 19, 2012

Miyajima, an island 30 km around in the Seto Inland Sea, is known as one of the 3 most beautiful spots in Japan. It has been thronging with more than 3.4 million tourists a year ever since the Itsukushima Shrine was registered as a World Heritage Site. Worshiped as a sacred isle since ancient times, this is a place of rich nature, food culture and other diverse customs and traditions.

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