3 x 2 - bay , ▁single ▁entrance ▁gate ▁( see ▁photo ▁below ). ▁The ▁second ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁rank ▁temple ▁usually ▁contains ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Sh ak y am uni ▁or ▁of ▁god dess ▁K annon , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁Rak an , ▁and ▁hosts ▁period ical ▁religious ▁cer emon ies . ▁The ▁side ▁b ays ▁of ▁san mon ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁ranks ▁may ▁also ▁house ▁stat ues ▁of ▁the ▁Ni ō , ▁w ard ens ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁rep elling ▁evil . ▁▁ ▁A ▁third ▁rank ▁temple ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁single - stor ied , ▁l x 2 - bay , ▁single ▁entrance ▁gate . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁ranks ▁of ▁a ▁san mon ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁san mon ▁Some ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁story ▁of ▁K ō my ō - ji ' s ▁san mon ▁in ▁Kam ak ura , ▁Kan ag awa ▁Pref ect ure . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁rank ▁J ō do ▁sect ▁san mon , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁Kant ō ▁region . ▁ ▁Major ▁san mon ▁ ▁Case ▁ 1 ▁Ch ion - in ' s ▁san mon ▁( K y oto ) ▁– ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁san mon ▁in ▁Japan . ▁N anzen - ji ' s ▁san mon ▁( K y oto ) ▁Ku on ji ' s ▁san mon ▁( Min ob u ) ▁ ▁Case ▁ 2 ▁T ō da i - ji ' s ▁n anda imon ▁( N