a row of red Torii along the path leading to a shinto shrine where a japanese man is praying, Hikawa Jinja Omiya, saitama Japan

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A torii (鳥居) 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 (see sacred-profane dichotomy). The presence of a torii at the entrance is usually the simplest way to identify Shinto shrines.

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Location: Hikawa Jinja, Omiya, Saitama, Japan
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