Japan Hakone jinja Shinto Shrine Torii Gate Hakone
In Japan Shinto shrines are founded and marked off by a special rope around a tree From this rope is built fences which lead to the torii gates Walking through the gate is believed to purify the soul before entering the shrines inner compound
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