A worshipper bowed deeply before passing through the second torii gate of Yasukuni Jinja Shrine
Climbing up the gently sloping Yasukuni Street, you will soon reach the entrance to Yasukuni Jinja Shrine. It is close to the shrine from Kudanshita Station. As you stand at the entrance, the first thing that catches your eye is the 25-meter-high First Torii Gate.
After passing through the first torii gate, a bronze torii gate appears next to the statue of Omura Masujiro. Although smaller than the first torii, this second torii is also quite large. I stopped at the side of the torii and watched the visitors coming and going under the torii. According to the website of the Shinto Shrine Office, the polite way to pass through the torii is to bow before passing through it, as if you were visiting the home of a superior. I don't think I bowed that politely either.
As I was doing so, a woman came to the torii gate, stopped, and bowed deeply. There was no shyness in her gesture, and she looked comfortable. I thought to myself, "I should learn from her, too," and clicked the shutter.
| Oct 2019 PEOPLE TOKYO | |
| KUDAN MAKE A BOW TORII WORSHIPER YASUKUNI JINJA |
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PHOTO DATA
No
11229
Shooting Date
Apr 2019
Posted On
October 9, 2019
Modified On
October 20, 2023
Place
Yasukuni Jinja, Tokyo
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
RICOH GR III
