Torii

A torii is a traditional Japanese gate in shinto shrine. This is a symbol of Japanese religion shinto.

A Japanese Torii at Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Some torii have tablets with writing mounted between the crossbars. Traditionally, torii are made of wood or stone. Recently, torii are made of steel and stainless steel.

Torii Media

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  A torii at the entrance of Tatsuta Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Sangō, Nara

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  The famous torii at Itsukushima Shrine

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  Buddhist goddess Benzaiten, a torii visible on her head

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  神明鳥居（Shinmei torii)

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  Torii parts and ornamentations

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  Shime torii – just two posts and a shimenawa

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  A Shinmei torii

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  Ise torii – a shinmei torii with a kasagi pentagonal in section, a shimaki and kusabi

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  Kashima torii – a shinmei torii with kusabi and a nuki protruding from the sides

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  Kasuga torii – a myōjin torii with straight top lintels cut at a square angle