Even if you feel you've seen enough Japanese temples, you will certainly be moved by the striking beauty of the bright red camphorwood arch of Itsukushima Shrine rising 16 m (52 ft) out of the sea in front of the low, brilliant vermilion buildings, themselves raised above the water by stilts.
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Itsukushima Shrine is uniquely beautiful.
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The Shrine does not reach very high, and is all in all unimpressive.