torii
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto shrines.
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Shinjiro torii built the first whisky distillery in Japan in 1923 at Yamazaki on the island of Honshu.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise | Kayleigh Kulp | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is, first, the wooden archway (called torii, or toriwi) through which one passes in approaching the temples.
The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser TerryThey are approached through archways (called torii, or toriwi) of simple construction.
The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser TerryOccasionally a shrine was visible within, and the obligatory torii stood at the edge of the grove, or within its first limits.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La FargeLooking through a torii one is sure to be in the direction of something sacred, whether it be temple or shrine or holy mountain.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La Farge
Then the temple attendants brushed with brooms the mosses of the pavement about the torii, and the gates were closed.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La Farge
British Dictionary definitions for torii
/ (ˈtɔːrɪˌiː) /
a gateway, esp one at the entrance to a Japanese Shinto temple
Origin of torii
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