Near the Todai-ji temple in Nara there’s this pond called Kagami-ike, featuring a beautiful green island. On the island there’s a small shrine dedicated to three female kami, protectors of fishermen. It is called Itsukushima, exactly like the famous Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima.
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