Japanese word for the gateway to a Shinto shrine that marks the entrance to the sacred precincts, consisting of two upright posts capped by two horizontal beams that extend past the posts.
(tor-EE-ee) The distinctive Shinto archway, usually painted red, that indicates the entrance to a shrine or hallowed place.
wooden arch-like structure at the entrance to a shinto shrine, usually painted red
sacred entrance to a Shinto shrine
wooden archway with two pillars and a crosspiece
an entrance gate to a shrine
a wooden gate without a door, often painted red
Shinto gate, usually painted the red-orange color called vermilion - there's (at least) one at the entrance to every Shinto shrine. A few of these shrines have so many, walking through them's like being in a corridor.
Distinctive arch at entrance to Shinto shrines.
A ceremonial gateway in front of a Japanese Shinto shrine, consisting of two uprights and two crosspieces of which the lower is straight and the upper usually curved and projecting. Wikipedia
sacred gate placed near shrines and temples; passing under the torii allows cleansing of the spirit
A high gate, often red with two curved crossbars, at the entrance to a sacred Shinto area. An especially famous torii is found at the Miyajima Shrine.
(Japanese) A symbolic gateway erected at the entrance to the sacred precincts of a Shinto shrine, separating the inner area from the profane world surrounding it. Several torii may be erected along the avenue of approach.
Shinto shrine archway. Usually red/orange.
A Shinto gate, marks the entrance to a sacred precinct.