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A torii is a gate that generally appears at the entrance of Shinto shrines (Japan's largest religion), signifying the transition from the worldly to the sacred. They are usually a bright red-orange and can range significantly in sizes.
Seven years ago this month, I left home to spend a couple years dedicated to sacred things in Japan. Thus, Japan has had a special place in my heart ever since. This photo represents that journey and my longing to visit again. I think about the people, the food, the scenery, and the weather often and hope to be able to travel back soon!
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The Torii gate at Miyajima is one of the most famous places in Japan.
More information:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine
Camera : Pentax K20D Lens: smc PENTAX-DA☆16-50㎜F2.8ED AL ［IF］SDM
A well known sight in Kyoto, at the Fushimi-Inari Taisha zen temple. The difficult part was to find a break in the huge crowd to get this view without anyone...
The Torii gate at Miyajima is one of the most famous places in Japan.
More information:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine
Camera : Pentax K10D Lens: smc PENTAX-DA☆16-50㎜F2.8ED AL ［IF］SDM
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, best known for its "floating" torii gate. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan
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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Der wohl bekannteste Torii Japans vor dem Itsukushima-jinja ist 16 m hoch.
Torii stehen bei allen Shinto-Schreinen, fallweise auch bei buddhistischen Tempeln. Der Torii symbolisiert den Übergang von der profanen in die sakrale Welt.
Senbon Torii, Fushimi Inari, Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan.
As if walking through a row of historic houses, or through the bamboo forest or for that matter the kimono forest was not inspiration enough to be in Kyoto, hiking the trail through these 10,000 toris, called Senbon Torii, would certainly leave you in complete awe! The trail that starts at the bottom of Fushimi Inari Shrine and continues to the top of Mt. Inari-san is lined with thousands of toris. Pilgrims have been travelling this path from the 6th century AD to get blessings from Mt. Inari-san for their own health or wealth or for the wellbeing of their children, but most importantly Inari is the patron saint of the rice farmers of Fushimi. Fushimi and the surrounding area were blessed with some of the most fertile rice fields around. The kind of rice they grew was also the best-kept secret ingredient of the local sake. Thus, the rich economy of this region was dependent on the seasonal fortunes of its paddy fields and the sake breweries. Every year, the rice farmers and brewers would pray and express their gratitude to Inari (Oh-kami deity) for a bountiful season and abundant crops. In return for successful crops, the pilgrims would offer a vermillion tori to be installed on the trail.
I thought of my own village in India, and the surrounding rice fields. The offerings and the festivals we had around our villages were no different. Naturally I took an immediate interest in this shrine and found myself returning to this temple three times during my short stay in Kyoto. I even bought a small tori lucky charm for my camera bag to remind me of Inari, the St Patron Kami of the rice farmers!
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Long exposure photo of the giant torii in Miyajima, Japan.
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In Japan, a torii is a gate that marks the entranceway to a sacred place, in most cases a Shinto shrine.
This is a closeuo shot of the "Senton Torii" (One Thousand Gates) pathway at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo
Der wohl bekannteste Torii Japans vor dem Itsukushima-jinja ist 16 m hoch.
Torii stehen bei allen Shinto-Schreinen, fallweise auch bei buddhistischen Tempeln. Der Torii symbolisiert den Übergang von der profanen in die sakrale Welt.
The Japan Pavilion has a bunch of landmarks. One of them is the Torii Gate. The Epcot version is based upon the Torii Gate found in the Hiroshima Bay at Itsukushima.
Miyajima, an island in Hiroshima Bay, is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on top of the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's three best views.
We spent two days on this island, and though the famous floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine is a major attraction, there are plenty of other things to do and see on the island.
While we had intended to photograph this at sunrise, which also happened to correspond to high tide, this is a post-sunset shot. We were here for two sunrises: the first one was an overcast dud and the second one was likely quite nice but we slept through it. So no sunrise shots worth sharing, but a few sunset ones instead. Unfortunately the tide was rather low at sunset, but it did allow for some reflections in the wet sand.
I've taken a rather heavy hand to processing this. The Cokin ND 8x filter I used to even out the water reflection imparted a bit of extra red/pink into the image, which I brought out even more. The result isn't exactly what I really saw, but I'll be curious to get any feedback anyone has.
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The Torii gate at Miyajima is one of the most famous places in Japan.
More information:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine
Camera : Pentax K10d Lens: smc PENTAX-DA☆16-50㎜F2.8ED AL ［IF］SDM
