The torii at itsukushima shrine a torii (japanese: [to. é¾i. i]) is a traditional japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the … The torii, often painted bright red, demarcates the boundary between the sacred space of the shrine and ordinary space.

A torii 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 the sacred.