Okinoshima soars from the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. The island is believed to embody one of the three goddesses worshipped at the shrines of Munakata Taisha. For centuries, the Japanese people have looked toward Okinoshima with awe and respect, offering reverent prayer to its sacred divinity. It was, and still is, the site of national religious rituals. More than 80,000 artifacts, every single one of them a designated national treasure, have been found on the island.