Miyajima Tide Times

March 2, 2017August 3, 2018 GetHiroshima 34163 Views 4 Comments Miyajima

Time your visit to Miyajima to maximum effect by checking out when you can see Itsukushima Shrine at high and low tide.

Go straight to the tide tables.

Itsukushima Shrine and it’s giant O-torii gate at high tide is one of Japan’s most iconic sights. The torii gate looks amazing in its apparent “floating” state, and it’s quite something to walk through the corridors of Itsukushima Shrine with the water lapping up through the floor boards.

At low tide, we love to walk out to the torii gate. Looking up from below you can truly appreciate its bulk and get a closer look at its design. You can peeking under the shrine buildings themselves at low tide too.

The time between high and low tides varies, but is usually around 6 or 7 hours. If you time your visit right you may be able to catch both tides with a tour of the rest of Miyajima – visiting Daisho-in Temple, climbing Mt Misen etc – in between.

Miyajima 2017/2018 Tide Tables

The great O-torii shrine gate appears to float when the tide level is over 250cm.
You can walk out to the O-torii shrine gate when the tide level is below 100cm
Tides shown are for Hiroshima Bay so actual conditions at Itsukushima Shrine may be slightly earlier than shown
Tide level show in cm

August 2018

Date	Tide type	High tide				Low tide
Date	Tide type	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level
8/1	Half	24:08	358	12:07	325	06:15	108	18:20	66
8/2	Half	24:40	351	12:46	317	06:50	107	18:56	85
8/3	Neap	01:14	340	13:30	307	07:29	108	19:36	108
8/4	Neap	01:50	325	14:23	296	08:13	110	20:24	136
8/5	Neap	02:34	308	15:36	290	09:08	111	21:31	162
8/6	Long	03:33	292	17:08	296	10:20	107	23:08	176
8/7	Transitional	04:52	284	18:33	317	11:41	93	–	–
8/8	Half	06:13	289	19:39	343	04:40	170	12:54	69
8/9	Half	07:22	305	20:34	368	01:48	153	13:56	42
8/10	Spring	08:22	325	21:23	387	02:42	133	14:50	19
8/11	Spring	09:14	345	22:07	398	03:29	114	15:38	3
8/12	Spring	10:02	360	22:48	401	04:12	98	16:23	-2
8/13	Half	10:47	367	23:27	396	04:53	86	17:06	5
8/14	Half	11:31	365	–	–	05:33	79	17:46	25
8/15	Half	24:05	354	06:13	78	18:13	78	18:26	54
8/16	Half	24:41	367	12:58	336	06:52	84	19:05	90
8/17	Neap	01:16	344	13:46	314	07:33	94	19:47	128
8/18	Neap	01:53	318	14:47	292	08:19	108	20:37	165
8/19	Neap	02:35	291	16:17	280	09:18	122	22:00	194
8/20	Long	03:38	267	17:56	286	10:43	128	–	–
8/21	Transitional	05:16	257	19:08	303	24:01	198	12:09	122
8/22	Half	06:39/td>	263	19:59	322	01:20	183	13:13	106
8/23	Transitional	07:37	279	20:39	338	02:08	164	14:02	89
8/24	Spring	08:21	298	21:12	351	02:45	146	14:42	72
8/25	Spring	08:58	316	21:42	359	03:16	130	15:17	59
8/26	Spring	09:32	330	22:11	365	03:45	116	15:49	51
8/27	Spring	10:05	342	22:40	368	04:14	104	16:21	47
8/28	Half	10:39	348	23:09	369	04:44	94	16:53	48
8/29	Half	11:13	350	23:39	365	05:15	86	17:25	55
8/30	Half	11:49	347	–	–	05:47	81	17:58	69
8/31	Half	24:09	357	12:27	340	06:21	80	18:33	90

September 2018

Date	Tide type	High tide				Low tide
Date	Tide type	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level
9/1	Spring	09:09	357	20:58	318	02:37	15:14	89
9/2	Spring	09:57	371	21:45	323	03:24	16:01	85
9/3	Spring	10:43	376	22:32	324	04:11	16:46	82
9/4	Half	11:28	373	23:18	320	04:56	17:31	81
9/5	Half	–	12:11	363	05:40	18:15	83
8/6	Half	24:03	310	12:54	348	06:24	19:00	88
9/7	Half	24:50	293	13:36	328	07:08	27	19:48	9/8	Neap	01:41	273	14:21	306	07:54	63	20:41	100
9/9	Half	02:41	253	15:11	284	08:46	100	21:46	103
9/10	Neap	04:04	240	16:14	266	09:54	131	23:03	98
9/11	Long	05:39	244	18:29	256	24:13	84	12:48	147
9/12	Transitional	06:54	262	18:29	256	24:13	84	12:48	147
9/13	Half	07:50	282	19:22	262	01:09	66	13:48	138
9/14	Half	08:34	301	271	01:55	49	14:33	126
9/15	Spring	09:12	315	20:45	281	02:35	33	15:10	115
9/16	Spring	09:45	325	21:20	290	03:11	20	15:54	106
9/17	Spring	10:17	331	21:55	297	03:45	11	16:16	98
9/18	Spring	10:48	334	22:30	301	04:18	5	16:48	92
9/19	Half	11:19	336	23:05	302	04:51	4	17:20	87
9/20	Half	11:51	334	23:41	299	05:25	7	17:54	83
9/21	Half	–	12:24	330	05:59	16	18:30	82
9/22	Half	24:19td>	292	12:58	322	06:34	30	19:08	82
9/23	Neap	01:00	282	13:34	309	07:12	51	19:50	83
9/24	Neap	01:48	270	14:15	292	07:56	77	20:41	85
9/25	Neap	02:50	258	15:06	275	08:51	107	21:45	83
9/26	Long	04:15	254	16:15	261	10:12	132	23:06	72
9/27	Transitional	05:51	268	17:38	258	11:54	139	–
9/28	Half	07:09	293	18:53	268	24:24	50	13:15	129
9/29	Half	08:10	321	19:55	284	01:29	22	14:17	112
9/30	Spring	09:02	345	20:49	302	02:25	15:07	93
9/31	Spring	09:48	361	21:38	318	-27	115:52	77

October 2018

Date	Tide type	High tide				Low tide
Date	Tide type	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level
10/1	Neap	24:44	316	13:42	327	07:09	19:42	155
10/2	Neap	01:24	292	14:50	309	07:59	20:52	181
10/3	Neap	268	16:28	303	09:12	22:51	187
10/4	Long	04:09	255	18:03	317	10:58	–	10/5	Transitional	207	19:09	339	24:28	12:28	90
10/6	Half	07:13	302	19:58	360	01:26	13:31	66
10/7	Half	08:07	334	20:40	374	02:11	98	14:22	10/8	Spring	09:35	377	21:53	379	03:29	49	15:46	39
10/9	Spring	10:15	383	22:27	372	04:05	36	16:23	51
10/10	Spring	10:15	383	22:27	372	04:05	36	16:23	51
10/11	Half	10:53	379	22:59	360	04:40	31	17:00	70
10/12	Half	11:31	368	23:29	343	05:13	35	17:34	94
10/13	Half	12:09	352	23:57	322	05:46	45	18:09	119
10/14	Half	–	332	06:17	61	18:44	145
10/15	Neap	24:25	299	13:31	311	06:50	82	19:25	170
10/16	Neap	24:57	274	14:29	291	07:27	105	20:27	190
10/17	Neap	01:42	249	16:07	280	08:20	130	20:50	194
10/18	Long	03:13	228	17:41	286	10:08	145	–
10/19	Transitional	05:41	235	18:42	300	24:19	174	11:56	10/20	Half	06:51	260	19:26	316	01:08	148	24:59	121
10/21	Half	289	20:10	331	01:43	122	13:44	101
10/22	Spring	08:14	317	20:32	343	02:14	96	14:22	84
10/23	Spring	08:49	340	21:03	352	02:44	73	14:57	72
10/24	Spring	09:24	359	21:34	357	03:15	52	15:31	66
10/25	Spring	10:00	371	22:07	357	03:47	35	16:07	66
10/26	Half	10:37	377	22:39	352	04:20	23	16:43	74
10/27	Half	11:16	375	23:13	341	04:55	18	88
10/28	Half	11:56	367	23:48	325	05:31	21	17:59	107
10/29	Half	–	12:41	352	06:10	31	18:43	130
10/30	Neap	24:26	304	13:33	333	06:53	19:36	153
10/31	Neap	01:12	208	14:40	315	73	20:51	169

November 2018

Date	Tide type	High tide				Low tide
Date	Tide type	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level
11/1	Neap	02:20	258	16:07	307	09:00	22:36	165
11/2	Long	04:08	250	17:33	313	10:38	–	11/3	Transitional	268	18:38	327	24:02	12:05	98
11/4	Half	07:00	299	19:28	340	01:00	13:10	11/5	Half	329	20:10	350	01:46	14:01	72
11/6	Spring	08:38	353	20:48	353	02:26	14:45	67
10/7	Half	09:19	367	21:23	352	03:04	29	15:25	11/8	Spring	09:58	373	21:56	346	03:40	18	16:03	78
11/9	Spring	10:36	370	22:28	336	04:14	15	16:39	91
11/10	Half	11:12	362	22:58	324	04:47	19	17:13	106
11/11	Half	11:49	350	23:27	309	05:19	29	17:48	122
11/12	Half	12:25	335	23:58	291	05:50	44	18:24	138
11/13	Half	–	13:04	318	06:22	62	19:04	153
11/14	Neap	270	301	06:57	84	19:56	166
11/15	Neap	01:18	249	14:51	286	07:43	108	21:19	172
11/16	Neap	02:26/td>	230	16:14	280	08:51	129	23:02	161
11/17	Long	04:25	226	17:32	284	10:33	139	–
11/18	Half	06:01	246	18:28	295	24:09	139	131
11/19	Half	06:59	274	19:11	309	24:55	111	13:00	10/20	Half	07:43	304	19:49	321	01:32	82	13:46	101
11/21	Half	331	20:25	331	02:08	54	14:27	88
11/22	Spring	09:02	353	21:01	337	02:43	29	15:07	81
11/23	Spring	09:41	368	21:38	339	03:20	9	15:46	80
11/24	Spring	10:22	376	22:15	336	03:57	16:26	84
11/25	Spring	11:04	376	22:54	328	04:36	17:07	93
11/26	Half	11:48	369	23:34	316	05:16	17:51	106
11/27	Half	–	12:35	356	05:59	6	120
11/28	Half	24:19	298	13:26	339	06:46	27	19:33	133
11/29	Neap	278	14:25	322	07:40	53	20:39	140
11/30	Neap	02:19	260	15:34	309	08:45	22:01	135

December 2018

Date	Tide type	High tide				Low tide
Date	Tide type	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level	Time	Level
12/1	Neap	03:50	251	16:49	303	10:07	23:32	116
12/2	Long	05:27	262	17:57	305	11:32	–	12/3	Transitional	286	18:52	311	24:07	12:43	106
12/4	Half	07:37	312	19:38	316	01:18	13:39	12/5	Half	332	20:19	319	02:01	14:26	97
12/6	Spring	09:06	346	20:56	319	02:41	15:08	97
12/7	Spring	09:45	353	21:31	317	03:18	11	15:47	12/8	Spring	10:23	354	22:04	314	03:54	8	16:23	103
12/9	Half	10:58	350	22:36	308	04:27	10	16:58	108
12/10	Half	11:33	343	23:08	299	05:00	16	17:32	114
12/11	Half	12:07	334	23:42	288	05:31	27	18:07	120
12/12	Half	–	12:42	323	06:04	41	18:45	127
12/13	Neap	274	13:20	311	06:39	59	19:28	133
12/14	Neap	257	297	07:19	80	20:20	138
12/15	Neap	01:54	241	14:55	284	08:08	102	21:27	137
12/16	Long	03:09	231	16:01	276	09:14	122	22:46	126
12/17	Transitional	04:48	235	17:12	276	10:42	133	106
12/18	Half	06:10	257	18:13	282	–	130
12/19	Half	07:08	286	19:03	293	24:45	75	13:08	11/20	Spring	07:57	315	19:49	303	01:31	45	14:00	107
12/21	Spring	339	20:32	313	02:14	17	14:46	97
12/22	Spring	09:27	357	21:15	320	02:57	15:30	91
12/23	Spring	10:11	368	21:59	323	03:40	16:14	88
12/24	Half	10:56	372	22:43	322	04:24	16:58	88
12/25	Spring	11:40	369	23:29	316	05:08	14:44	90
12/26	Half	–	12:26	360	05:53	18:30	94
12/27	Half	305	13:12	345	06:39	4	99
12/28	Neap	01:07	289	14:00	327	07:28	33	20:14	103
12/29	Neap	270	14:54	307	08:22	67	21:17	104
12/30	Neap	03:20	255	15:56	289	09:27	22:32	98
12/31	Long	04:53	252	17:06	279	10:49	23:47	82

4 thoughts on “Miyajima Tide Times”

Teru Kage
May 11, 2018 at 5:33 pm

Hello,
Where can I find the tide tables for May ~ Jun 2018?
- GetHiroshimaPost author
  May 16, 2018 at 6:54 am
  
  Hi Teru
  The tide times for May and June have now been added. The rest of the year is coming soon!
Sandy
December 5, 2018 at 12:52 am

Hi,

Would you be able to add the tide tables for April 2019?
- GetHiroshimaPost author
  December 7, 2018 at 6:12 pm
  
  Hi Sandy
  Thanks for visiting 🙂
  They are coming, but it will take a little time to dig out the tide times and get them all on this page. Are there are any particular dates we can check for you?
  Paul