Stone torii, Suwa Temple, Nagasaki, Japan, 1904. Artist: Unknown

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Stone torii, Suwa Temple, Nagasaki, Japan, 1904. A torii is a traditional entrance gate to a Shinto shrine. It marks the boundary between the sacred ground of the shrine and the profane outside world. The Suwa Shrine is the main Shinto shrine in Nagasaki and is the venue for the annual Nagasaki Kunchi festival. A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack, 34 Henrietta Street, London WC2 and Edinburgh, 1904.

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Size: 3544px × 4928px
Location: World,Asia,Japan,Nagasaki,Nagasaki
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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