was a

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located on the island of

Itsukushima 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 , which in Japanese means "Shrine Island". The island is one of Hayashi Gahō's Three Views of Japan specified in ...

in Saeki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2019, the town had an estimated

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of 1,564 and a

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of 51.46 persons per km². The total area was 30.39 km². On November 3, 2005, Miyajima, along with the town of Ōno (also from Saeki District), was merged into the expanded city of

Hatsukaichi is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a market traditionally held on the 20th of each month with ''hatsuka'' (廿日) meaning "20th day" and ''ichi'' (市) translating to "market". The market continues to this da ...

Merger with Hatsukaichi

In August 2004, both Hatsukaichi and the city of Hiroshima expressed an interest in annexing the town. The people in Miyajima supported Hatsukaichi. A committee for discussing the merger was created as soon as possible and the town was amalgamated with the city of Hatsukaichi on November 3, 2005. Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub