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Torii Gate

Torii Gate

CulturalSeed

religious

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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