0SHELL 2009
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0The SHELL
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Conference Excursion to Miyajima
A post-conference excursion to Miyajima, the World Cultural Heritage will take place on Sunday, 30th August.
About Miyajima
Itsukushima Shrine consists of bright vermillion buildings on the sea and
also it is surrounded by Mt. Misen and a deeply forested hillside. This
was born from a great plan which is not unequaled anywhere in the world
and creates unique scenes. The building group of Itsukushima Shrine consisting
of 17 buildings including the main sanctuary, the sub sanctuary and the
front shrine, and 3 monuments of the Grand Gate, the five-storied pagoda
and the treasure tower are became the World Heritage Site. Six buildings
among them are designated as national treasures, and eleven buildings and
three monuments are important cultural properties. And the buffer zone
is "whole Itsukushima Island" and the area of "Sea surface
inside of the line between the angles of Nagahama-Konakiri in Miyajima
Town and of nord Mt. Suisho of Oaza Ohnishi-cho in Miyajima Town"
except the heritage area.)
For more information about Miyajima, please refer to Miyajima Tourist Association website.
The Excursion
The excursion is optional and subject to availability. The cost of the
excursion will be 3,000 yen per person (including transport and admission to the shrine).
Please book the excursion in the registration on Friday 28th August.
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