Large torii at the site of the annual Okaeri, or Welcome Home festival, Mikawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Large torii at the site of the annual Okaeri, or Welcome Home festival, Mikawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. A torii marks the boundary between the profane world and the scared world of a shrine.

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Size: 5148px × 3432px
Location: Mikawa, Japan
Photo credit: © Toby Howard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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