torii - 鳥居

#5513 Torii - 鳥居

Photo No.
5513
Shooting Date
Apr 2011
Posted On
June 13, 2011
Place
Harajuku (原宿) / Tokyo (東京)
Category
In The City / Tokyo
Camera
OLYMPUS PEN E-P2
Lens
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42MM
Description
Shot in Meiji-jingu Shrine. 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. Meiji-jingu Shrine is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.
明治神宮で撮影。初詣では例年日本一の参拝者数を集め、明治天皇と昭憲皇太后を祭神とする。

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