o-torii

The cause of Miyajima's fame is the most revered Itsukushima shrine and its large torii floating over the waters at high tide.
Once the crowds returned to the mainland I was among the few visitors who staid overnight and as the stone lanterns were turned on and the sites illuminated I enjoyed the calmness of the beautiful island strolling in my yukata the lonely streets and even under the majestic wooden structure of the vermillion O-torii - as it was low tide by then.