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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 ...
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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.
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It was later rebuilt in the 17th century. The shrine has three torii gates, each offering a unique view and environment. [1] The Kamiiso-no-Torii is the most impressive gate, providing a prime location to watch the sunrise as it faces east. As the sun appears on the horizon, its rays shine through the gate, giving it a beautiful red hue.
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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. [2]
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