Itsukushima Shrine
was the lead ship in the of protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like her sister ships, ( and ) the name "Itsukushima" comes from one of the traditional Three Views of Japan, in this case, the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea, home to a famous Shinto shrine dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten.