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The famous torii at Itsukushima Shrine. A torii (Japanese: 鳥居, ) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred, [1] and a spot where kami are welcomed and thought to travel through.
English: A torii is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entry to a Shinto shrine, although it can be found at Buddhist temples as well. The basic structure of a torii is two columns called that are topped with a horizontal rail called the kasagi. Slightly below the top rail is a second horizontal rail called the nuki.
In 2000, the largest torii shrine gate in the world (33.9 meters tall and 42 meters wide) was erected at the entrance to the Oyunohara sandbank. It is an official gateway that designates the entrance to a sacred area.
Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii. [1] It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station.
The original can be viewed here: Torii gate variation.svg: . Modifications made by Urashimataro. I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the ...
The Oarai Isosaki-jinja shrine has three torii gates in separate locations. [1] The main torii gate is a huge reinforced concrete structure that is 15.60 m high and 22.42 m wide, located on a path. [1] Behind it, a second Torii rises, and as you pass this second torii, you see the shrine buildings. [1]
An aerial view of the Itsukushima-jinja torii and the main island from the ropeway/hiking trails of Miyajima. Itsukushima is mountainous and sparsely settled. It has an elementary school and a middle school. There are no traffic signals. It is rural and mountainous, only 30.39 square kilometres (11.73 sq mi), and has a population of about 2000.
A typhoon damaged the Torii gate at Watatsumi Shrine in Tsushima, Japan. This happened in September 2020. [3] [6] A crowdfunding campaign started on November 27, 2020 on the Japanese website Camp-Fire. [3] It aimed to repair the gate. [6] [4] [3] The campaign reached its initial goal quickly. This goal was 5 million yen. It was reached by ...