It is one of the buildings of Japanese shrines. It is said to be a passage connecting the divine realm where gods live with the secular world where humans live. It is a kind of "boundary". Torii gates come in many shapes, but most are composed of two pillars and one or two beams.

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torii

(torii, とりい) is one of the buildings of Japanese shrines. Legend has it that it is a passage connecting the divine realm where gods live and the secular world where humans live. It is a "boundary" "A kind of.

Torii gates come in many shapes, but most of them are composed of two pillars and one or two beams. Some torii gates have a plaque in the center of the beams.

Torii shape

Torii types

A "Shinmei torii"

B "Kashima torii"

C "Myōjin torii"

D "Hachiman torii"

E "Kasuga torii"

F "Nakayama torii"

G "Gekū torii"

H "Mihashira torii"

I "Miwa torii)"

J"Ryōbu torii"

The custom of erecting torii gates is said to have existed before the establishment of the shrine.

There are different opinions about the origin of the torii. According to the Shinto legend of Ama Iwato, Amaterasu found a cave to hide in because she hated her brother, and blocked the entrance of the cave with stones. As a result, there was no sun in the world. Everyone thought of a way, built a high wooden frame, put all the roosters on it, and let all the roosters crow together. Amaterasu felt strange and pushed away the stone to see the sumo wrestlers hiding aside. The strong men immediately seized the opportunity and worked together to push the stone away, and the world became bright again. This wooden frame is the first torii gate. Because in Japanese, the kanji character "bird" (とり) when used alone can refer to chickens in addition to birds, so torii can be translated as "a wooden frame for placing chickens." In addition, it is also said that the torii gate is derived from the Chinese archway, the Korean peninsula's red arrow gate, and the Indian torana.

Among the shrines across Japan, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto is one of the shrines famous for its torii. This shrine, dedicated to the God of Commerce, was called " Senbon Torii " because someone dedicated a torii gate after making a wish. Over the years, the torii gates erected in the shrine were arranged into long corridors. In addition, Itsukushima Shrine, located on the outlying island of Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture, is also famous for its large torii gate erected in the sea. It is one of the famous torii gates that are often used to symbolize Japan's traditional belief culture.

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Kyoto Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine’s Torii Path (Senbon Torii)

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Fukuoka PrefectureKasuga City Kasuga Shrine (Hoei Seventh Anniversary) Na)

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The inscriptions of devotees on the torii in front of Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan

The torii of Taoyuan Shrine in Taiwan

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Kamei Torii

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine

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