May 29, 2021
Awe inspiring Oarai Kamiiso no Torii (Sea god Gate of Oarai). Locations like this one truly make you feel so small in a big fantastic world
seen from Germany
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seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from Luxembourg
seen from China
seen from Malaysia
seen from Luxembourg
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seen from United States
seen from Yemen
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seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Netherlands
seen from Malaysia
Awe inspiring Oarai Kamiiso no Torii (Sea god Gate of Oarai). Locations like this one truly make you feel so small in a big fantastic world
What is Shinto?
Perhaps most foreigners, or even Japanese, don’t know the difference between Shinto and Buddhism. In fact, there are shrines inside the temple and there are torii gates at the entrance today. What is the purpose of the torii gate (also called Shinto gate)? Torii gates are used to mark the entrance to the Shinto shrine area. There are many theories as to why torii were created and why they are…
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walking towards the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Utoh Shrine, Aomori-3 by John Cook
Utoh Shrine
Mysterious feeling for this antique outfit, featuring a tachibana (mandarine orange) obi, paired with a sunset-like kimono depicting black cranes flying over window-like yukiwa (snowflakes) opening on distant torii gates.
Torii gate at Shingukumano Shrine.
Torii gates at Atago Shrine in Sendai.