Itsukushima (厳島^?) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島^?), the Shrine Island. The island is one of Hayashi Razan's (林羅山^?) Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei^?). Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture. The island was the town of Miyajima prior to the 2005 merger with Hatsukaichi.