<P> A torii ( 鳥居 , literally bird abode , Japanese pronunciation : ( to. ɾi. i ) ) 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 sacred . </P>
<P> A torii ( 鳥居 , literally bird abode , Japanese pronunciation : ( to. ɾi. i ) ) 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 sacred . </P>
the archway at the entrance of a shinto shrine is known as a
the archway at the entrance of a shinto shrine is known as a
A torii ( 鳥居 , literally bird abode
A torii ( 鳥居 , literally bird abode