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Torii Gate
CulturalSeedreligious
Construction note
A torii — two posts crowned by two horizontal beams.
About this symbol
- Meaning
- The threshold between the ordinary and the sacred.
- Culture / origin
- Japanese Shinto
- Era
- Long-standing
- Historical context
- Torii mark the entrance to Shinto shrines and sacred space.
Treat as a sacred-space marker, not generic decoration.
Tags
shintotoriijapanese
SVG source
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