Dailies 2016
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Offerings of small torii gates
After my long hike up through the thousands of torii gates, starting before sunrise, I made it to the top peak of Inari Mountain (called 'ichi no mine') to a small shrine (kamisha, meaning 'upper shrine') where there were thousands more small torii gates that had been carried up the mountain as offerings. In this image you see a few of these small gates leaning against an inscribed stone, with a background of a magnificent Japanese maple in full colour.
Thanks to Frank for the symbolic meaning of the gates. I should have included this in my recent posts. The first mention of the use of a torii gate to mark the entrance to a sacred space goes back to 922 AD.
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From Kyoto 2
nelli
on November 2, 2016OMG THIS IS AWESOME
James Clarke (jamri)
on August 29, 2016Superb with the autumn leaves backdrop. I've not been there in Autumn yet.
johnchapmanphotographer
on August 26, 2016Hi Terry, this is great.
God's Child
on August 26, 2016It must have been a long hike consisting of "thousands of torii gates;" you must be in great physical shape. Thanks for providing the history of these gates and kudos to Frank for the symbolic meaning of the gates.
8/25/2016 for 8/24/2016
TruImages
on August 25, 2016This is interesting info and a great shot!
Rick Willis
on August 25, 2016Mini-Gates...
fotoeffects
on August 24, 2016Beautiful! Such an interesting tradition!
Gene Hyder
on August 24, 2016Excellent.
Howard's Photography
on August 24, 2016Beautiful capture, interesting info!
Donna McCommon
on August 24, 2016Super capture and tradition.