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Torii ema (small prayer cards in the shape of torii gates) for sale at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine, Kyoto, Japan. I liked that all the red was interspersed with a few white ema that help to add dimension and made the red more intense.
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Itsukushima The great Torii is the boundary between the spirit and the human worlds.
The first Otorii of Itsukushima Shrine was constructed in 1168 and was built about 200 meters offshore in Miyajima island, Hiroshima prefecture
Before taking the ferry back to Hiroshima in the evening, we walked along the shoreline on Miyajima Island to the gigantic torii gate that seemingly floats on the sea at high tide. It's an impressive sight in daylight hours and equally impressive at night.
Fushimi Inary Shrine, Kyoto
Torii is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entry to a Shinto shrine, although it can be found at Buddhist temples as well. It has two upright supports and two crossbars on the top, and is frequently painted vermilion. Some torii have tablets with writing mounted between the crossbars. Traditionally, torii are made of wood or stone. In recent times, makers have started to use steel and even stainless steel. Torii mark the transition from the sacred (the shrine) to the profane (the normal world). Inari shrines typically have many torii. A person who has been successful in business often donates a torii in gratitude. The Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto has thousands of such torii.
3 more photos from the Fushimi Inari shrine near Kyoto, Japan. Late afternoon. Long exposure with ghostly tourists near the top of the steps.
Update with a bit more contrast, and frame. 2008
removed frame. 2009
thanks for the feedback - I may add a different style frame in the future - you might of noticed that I'm a frame-a-holic ;)
I'm always thinking how I would frame these in the real would and can't help playing around with them.
added different frame. more muted.
Itsukushima è un'isola situata nella baia di Hiroshima. E' conosciuta comunemente con il nome di Miyajima, che significa isola del tempio. Ospita infatti un tempio patrimonio dell'UNESCO. Questo bellissimo torii accoglie i visitatori poco prima di sbarcare sull'isola.
Itsukushima is an island located in the Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima, which in Japanese means the Shrine Island. Iis shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This torii welcomes visitors who approach the island.
Togakushi, Tenmei Inari Shrine
戸隠天命稲荷神社
Eventually, the torii gate became almost completely buried, making it impossible to pass through. There was a lot of snowfall this year in many places.
ついにはほとんど埋まってしまい、くぐれなくなってしまった鳥居です。今年は各地で積雪が多かったですね。
Nagano city, Nagano pref, Japan
At Zoshigaya Kishimojindo Temple, many families come to wish for good luck in child birth and child rearing, as well as general safety.
Miyajima (Insel nahe Hiroshima)
Das Torii im Wasser vor dem Itsukushima Schrein.
Ursprünglich wurde das berühmte Wahrzeichen des Itsukushima Schreins im Jahre 1168 errichtet und seitdem mehrfach restauriert. Die letzte Restaurierung begann im Jahr 2019 und wurde gerade erst im Februar 2023 abgeschlossen.
Die Restaurierung des Torii war eine komplexe Aufgabe, die eine sorgfältige Planung und Handwerkskunst erforderte. Es wurde vollständig demontiert und jede Komponente wurde einzeln untersucht. Das Holz wurde gereinigt und restauriert, und die Verbindungselemente wurden ausgetauscht, um sicherzustellen, dass das Torii noch weitere Jahrzehnte den Gezeiten trotzen kann.
Quelle (leicht abgeändert): www.japan.travel/de/de/news/restaurierung-des-torii-des-i...
This series of torii gates designate the path up to peak of Bentendake in Koyasan.
Koyasan (Mt. Koya) is an amazing place, a place where I wish I'd spent a little more time. Koyasan was founded in 819 and is the centre of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. It is home to 120 temples and numerous holy sites. You are able to stay in some of the temples, which is what I did. It was an amazing experience which included morning prayers at 6:30am and breakfasts and dinners of vegetarian monk's food (shōjin ryōri). It was a world away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo - but just as Japanese.
The path to Bentendake is on the Women's Pilgrimage Route around Mt. Koya, as for many centuries, women were forbidden to enter Koyasan.
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. It is complex made up of 5 shrines connected by a 4 kilometers traill, wrapped by hundreds red torii. Since in early Japan Inari was seen as the patron of business, each of the Torii was donated by a Japanese businessman.
Donated torii lining footpaths are part of the scenic view.This popular shrine is said to have as many as 32,000 sub-shrines.
Fushimi Inari Taisha è un complesso sacro situato nei dintorni di Kyoto. Costituito da cinque templi principali si estende in una vasta area boscosa con un sentiero di circa 4 km racchiuso per tutta la sua lunghezza dai tipici torii rossi che rendono la passeggiata davvero affascinante.
"Floating" torii gate of Itsukushima Shinto shrine on Miyajima island, Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
A torii located at the JR-station of the Japanese city of Kanazawa.
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More shots from Japan.
My second build for the second round of the 2022 Iron Forge.
The seedpart was the tap piece. I used it here 15 times.
Futamiokitama shrine, Mie, Japan, 2017
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Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shinto jinja (shrine) dedicated to the spirit Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Fushimi Inari Taisha is also famous for appearing in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. It is especially well known for the thousands of vermilion torii lining the paths on the hill on which the shrine is located. The torii gates are all donations from individuals, families or companies. The Inari spirit is considered to be the protector of grains, especially rice, and has thus historically been associated with wealth. Companies often make offerings to Inari shrines in the form of barrels of rice wine (sake) or torii gates.
Kyoto, Japan
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