The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 tour of the village.
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 Inl
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
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
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
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
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 Shrine and Torii. This is possi
