The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
At low tide unidentified Australian soldiers walk along the beach towards the Itsukushima Shrine at Miyajima. The great Torii (a gateway symbolising strength), one of the tourist highlights of the Inland Sea, stands out of the water in the background.
In silhouette, an unidentified Australian soldier on leave from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, stands looking at the gateway to the main shrine on the island of Miy
At Miyajima the main shrine, rebuilt several times since it was founded in 811 AD, appears at high tide to be floating on the water and is approached ceremonially from the mainland on festival days by
This stone Torii (a gateway symbolising strength) was erected over the road between Miyajima village and the shrine entrances in 1905, and here frames unidentified Australian soldiers returning from a
Kure, Japan. 11 January 1955. Near the British Commonwealth Base at Kure, where most Australians serving in Japan are stationed, is the Japanese sacred island of Miyajima with its famous Itsukushima S
The island of Miyajima, the main leave centre for British Commonwealth troops serving in Japan and Korea, is a picturesque beauty spot in the Japanese Inland Sea. As in all beauty spots of Japan to wh
At low tide visitors walk on the sand out to the huge stone torii (traditional gate) at Miyajima. Many Japanese people and visitors from other countries visit the torii and ancient shrines and temples
