Its torii (shrine archway), which appears to be floating on the shore of Lake Biwa against the background of Oki-Island, is so impressive that it is also called 'Itsukushima-jinja Shrine of Omi'.
沖島を背景として琵琶湖畔に浮かぶ鳥居が印象的で、「近江の厳島神社」とも称される。