Shrines
(Shintoism)
Torii ToriiTo enter a Shrine, you must first pass the "purification gates" (Torii) delimiting the holy enclosure.
One of the most famous Torii is in Miyajima.
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Miyajima Torii
Holy bee hive
Rope around a bee hive in a village near Nagano.
 
A rope around a tree or a rock (or any other sacred object) is also often used to separate the holy world from our world.
LanternRows of lanterns are a proof of devotion to the shinto gods. Statues of wild animals sometimes protect the entrance of the shrines.
Sendai
(Sendai)Mount Tsukuba
(Mount Tsukuba)
(Little Shrine in Nara)
Matsushima
(Matsushima)
Little shrine in the fields
(Little shrine in the fields)
Kobe
(Kobe)Mikoshi
(Mikoshi: Portable shrine during Tsukuba Matsuri (festival) [More])