Benten shrine on Chikubushima island, View of the rocky island of Chikubushima with an entrance gate (torii) and stairs to the shrine dedicated to the goddess Benten. Chikubushima is located in the northern part of Lake Biwa in the ?mi province. With two poems, island, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1821, paper, colour woodcut, h 208 mm ⊙ w 182 mm.