THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
THE GREAT TORII AT MIYAJIMA AT HIGH TIDE 
Rising from the sea, a quarter of a mile from the shore, stands this old emblem. As the 
traveler sails into the beautiful harbor of Miyajima, he will be impressed by the sight, and 
reminded that not only is the ground sacred upon which he is about to stand, but the sparkling 
waters of the beautiful bay as well. 
