shimaki torii　島木鳥居

KEY WORD :　architecture / shrines

An expression used to refer to any entrance gate at a Shinto shrine *torii 鳥居 which has a secondary lintel *shimaki 島木, placed beneath the top lintel *kasagi 笠木, whether straight or curved.

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*ise torii 伊勢鳥居

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