Traditional Japanese Gate (torii), Tachiki Kannon Temple, Utagahama Beach.
Utagahama is located on the eastern shore of Lake Chuzenji, from where you can see the entirety of Mount Nantai (2,480 meters above sea level), and the area around the large torii gate of Tachiki Kannon, which is associated with Shodo Shonin, is a famous scenic spot.
Sent by Ayu from Tokyo, Japan.
A torii (Japanese: 鳥居; [to.ɾi.i]) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred, and a spot where kami are welcomed and thought to travel through.
The presence of a torii at the entrance is usually the simplest way to identify Shinto shrines, and a small torii icon represents them on Japanese road maps and on Google Maps.
The first appearance of torii gates in Japan can be reliably pinpointed to at least the mid-Heian period; they are mentioned in a text written in 922. The oldest existing stone torii was built in the 12th century and belongs to a Hachiman shrine in Yamagata Prefecture. The oldest existing wooden torii is a ryōbu torii (see description below) at Kubō Hachiman Shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture built in 1535 (read more).
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