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thumb|The torii at Itsukushima Shrine

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  • Uses
  • Origins
  • Parts and ornamentations
  • Styles
  • Shinmei family
  • Photo gallery
  • Shinmei torii
  • Ise torii
  • Kasuga torii
  • Hachiman torii
  • Kashima torii
  • Kuroki torii
  • Shiromaruta torii
  • Mihashira torii
  • Myōjin family
  • Photo gallery
  • Myōjin torii
  • Nakayama torii
  • Daiwa/Inari torii
  • Sannō torii
  • Miwa torii
  • Ryōbu torii
  • Hizen torii
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Explanatory notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|The torii at Itsukushima Shrine

A 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.

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