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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.
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.
One support column was knocked down; but the other somehow remained standing, keeping the gate upright but effectively breaking it in half. The force of the shockwave rotated the torii about 30 degrees on its pedestal base. The central part of the shrine is located just behind the photographer of the image on the right.
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.
The torii is a gate which marks the entrance to a sacred area, usually but not necessarily a shrine. [12] A shrine may have any number of torii (Fushimi Inari Taisha has thousands) made of wood, stone, metal, concrete or any other material. They can be found in different places within a shrine's precincts to signify an increased level of holiness.
The entrances are straddled by gates called torii, which are usually the simplest way to identify a Shinto shrine. Mengjiang shrine in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China, 1952. A shrine may include within its grounds several structures, each built for a different purpose. [60]
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]
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.