Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Itsukushima Shinto Shrine' has mentioned 'Sea' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| "[7] The Taira are known specifically, for their involvement in maritime trade with the Song dynasty, and attempting to monopolize overseas trade along the Inland Sea. | WIKI |
| The shrine was designed and built according to the Shinden-zukuri style, equipped with pier-like structures over the Matsushima bay in order to create the illusion of floating on the water, separate from island, which could be approached by the devout "like a palace on the sea. | WIKI |
| The property covers 431.2 hectares on the Island of Itsukushima, and the buffer zone (2,634.3 ha) includes the rest of the island and part of the sea in front of Itukushima-jinia. | UNESCO |
| The harmoniously arranged shrine buildings in the property are located on the sea and the scenery, with a trinity composed of the man-made architecture in the centre, the sea in the foreground, and the mountains in the background, and have become recognized as a Japanese standard of beauty. | UNESCO |
| The buildings exhibit great artistic and technical merit and are sited on the sea with a backdrop of impressive mountains. | UNESCO |
| The most important aspect of Itsukushima-jinja is the setting of the shrine buildings as the central part of a trinity with the sea in the foreground and mountains in the background, recognized as a standard of beauty against which other examples of scenic beauty have come to be understood. | UNESCO |
| Moreover, the remaining area of the island and a section on the sea forms an overall buffer zone to control proposed development activities, and thus the integrity of the property is intact. | UNESCO |
| As an ancient place of religious or spiritual importance, the setting continues to reflect the scenic harmony of the monuments, sea, and mountain forest and is properly maintained from both cultural and natural viewpoints. | UNESCO |
| The entire area of 431.2 ha, in which the buildings are set and including the forest land surrounding them and the sea in front of Itsukushima-jinia, is designated as a Special Historic Site, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty or Natural Monument. | UNESCO |
| These laws impose restrictions on construction of new buildings and tree felling.Land on the island, other than the property area and a section of the sea, forms the buffer zone, which is covered wholly under the 1950 Law and the 1957 Law to protect and preserve the cultural and natural environments and to restrict any acts that might adversely affect their existing conditions, inter alia construction of new structures and tree felling. | UNESCO |