When I was traveling through Japan in March/April 2019 I visited countless temples. To enter a shinto shrine you usually have to pass through a torii. I adored those simple but very elegant structures.
A Torii is a traditional Japanese gate only found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred.
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This is for Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Challenge. Thank you Dan for hosting this marvelous challenge.
Always looking forward to your feedback.
Japan is very fascinating country. I am longing to go back!
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Oh I can’t wait to go to Japan!
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😊. Indeed, they do!
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I love Japanese shrines as well, they look so different and beautiful.
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Thank you 😊.
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Good to know about Torii! Interesting read and great pics!
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Good luck on your travels!
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Thank you 😊. All torii were beautiful but in some shrines it was very crowded. Japanese people are very quiet and considerate, they step back to let you pass ( before Coronal !), so it was not as bad as it looks.
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Thank you. So do I !
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Thank you 😊. Hopefully we can travel to Japan sometime again. I would like to return in autumn.
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Thank you. Fushimi Inari was pretty crowded at first but when I went up the hill it got quieter and very beautiful.
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You are welcome 😊!
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Classic shape. I especially like the rougher ones along the trail, but that’s probably because I’d prefer being there to being in the crowds. 🙂
janet
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I love the scale of these entrances.
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Didn’t quite make it to Japan yet. These are beautiful…hope to see it in person one day!
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We were there in 2017. Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto was an amazing site to see. Great images .
Thanks Anita
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Thanks for explaining the „Torii“ – I learned something new today 🙂
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