Hiroshima: Miyajima Webcam

Hiroshima: Miyajima

Hiroshima, located on the western side of Japan's Honshu Island, has a population of about 1.17 million people. The city was devastated on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb used in warfare, an event that forever shaped its history. Today, the Peace Memorial Park and the preserved A-Bomb Dome stand as solemn symbols of remembrance and a call for global peace. In the decades since, Hiroshima has transformed into a vibrant, green, modern city filled with wide boulevards, cultural attractions, and museums. It also serves as a gateway to the famous Miyajima Island, known for its “floating” torii gate.

The webcam gives viewers a front-row seat to one of Japan's most enchanting World Heritage landscapes. The live stream frames the iconic Itsukushima Shrine's torii gate, whose current grand wooden structure dates back to 1875, though earlier versions stood here for centuries. For locals, this gate is far more than a scenic landmark–it marks the boundary between the everyday world and the sacred realm of the shrine, symbolizing purity and spiritual protection for the island. Throughout the day, the tides rise and fall around it, making the gate appear to float at high tide and revealing its massive wooden pillars at low tide. As evening lights cast a warm glow across the bay, the webcam captures a dreamy, peaceful panorama that lets viewers experience Miyajima's deep cultural soul from anywhere in the world.