My UNESCO WHS List

This blog puts together some of my passions: travelling, especially to UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS); philately (collecting stamps); deltiology (collecting postcards); and doing research into TUIs (i.e., totally useless information) of things that interest me. Hence, it catalogues UNESCO WHS that I have been to, stamps showing UNESCO WHS that I have, as well as postcards featuring UNESCO WHS that I have received (i.e., stamped and posted) and maxicards and postal cards (both used or unused).

25 February, 2019

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

country. Japan

year of inscription. 1996

criteria. Cultural

The island of Itsukushima in the prefecture of Hiroshima has been regarded as a holy place of Shintoism since recorded history of the religion began. The first religious buildings constructed here dates back to the 6th century CE, while the current buildings were took their form from those built from the 12th century CE. The shrine is a prime example of the Japanese concept of scenic beauty, by combining human creativity in colour and form against a natural setting of mountains (in the background) and sea (in the foreground).

what. WHS visited (December 2017)