Torii U.S. Army Garrison Japan weekly newspaper, Sep. 8, 2011 edition
Bandolf Paprint Torii
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Torii -One or more torii gates mark the approach and entrance to a shrine. They come in various colors and are made of various materials. Most torii, however are made of wood, and many are painted orange and black. A torii 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 profane to the sacred. Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami , the Shinto "gods". Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot be seen by anybody.
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Torii -One or more torii gates mark the approach and entrance to a shrine. They come
in various colors and are made of various materials. Most torii, however are made of
wood, and many are painted orange and black.
A torii 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 profane to the
sacred.
Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods".
Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber
of the shrine where they cannot be seen by anybody.