Worshippers were passing through the shrine gate to the Yasukuni Shrine worship hall

People going through gate — Shin-mon gate of Yasukuni Shrine

To reach the hall of worship, one must pass through the Otorii gate, pass by the statue of Omura Masujiro, pass through the second torii gate and pass through the Shinmon gate. Like many other worshippers, I walked along the wide approach to the hall of worship. The photo shows the Shinmon gate on the way. The door has a large chrysanthemum emblem on it, and the central gate torii can be seen across the path. The middle gate torii, which stands in front of the hall of worship, looks small.

Incidentally, the shrine gate was designed by Chuta Ito. He designed the Tsukiji Honganji Temple, which has a very strong image of ancient Indian style, but this gate was made in a very Japanese style. Few people will think of ancient India when they see this gate, and even fewer people will know it was designed by Chuta Ito in the first place.

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