SAT 25 JUL · ITSUKUSHIMA, HIROSHIMA · TIDE NOW — cm
The seabed opens from 14:10 to 17:40 today. After that, the gate floats again — and the evening high tide is best seen from the island.
Today at a glance
Next 7 days
The one thing day-trippers miss
Most visitors leave by 5 pm. But the torii is at its best at night high tide, lit up and fully afloat — and at dawn low tide, when you can walk the seabed almost alone. Both belong to people who sleep on the island.
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Shrine, ropeway, deer, oysters — sequenced around today's walkable window so you never face a flooded seabed.
CALENDARMonthly view of every walkable window. Spring tides give 4-hour windows; neap tides may give none.
TRANSPORTJR and Matsudai ferries from Miyajimaguchi, first and last sailings, and the tram-vs-train question answered.