I wonder if I’ve conjured up false ideas about Matsushima island and Amanohashidate, too. And it didn’t hit home for me that Miyajima and Itsukushima were the same place. Alternate names kept ...

Local officials said the tax will help them keep Miyajima, officially known as Itsukushima, as a sustainable tourist destination. Residents of Miyajima and those who work or study on the island ...