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This is a sacred tree at the Agata Shrine in Uji, Japan. This tree is regarded by Shinto believers as being a "yorishiro," meaning that it is capable of attracting spirits called kami. This yorishiro is used to summon the kami to ceremonies...

Stone votive lanterns at the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan. Founded in 768 CE (or 710 CE) during the Nara period.

The Torri at the Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Visiting Nikkō Shrine, woodblook print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1875. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Votive lanterns at the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan. Founded in 768 CE (or 710 CE) during the Nara period.

The entrance to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan is marked by a large wooden torii gate. At Shinto shrines in Japan, the torii demarcates the dividing line between profane and sacred spaces.

A view of the torri and stilted buildings at the Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally founded in the 6th century Ce but extensively remodelled in the 12th century CE.

An apsidal shrine made in diaper pebble masonry on the second terrace of the complex. From the Harwan Monastery in Kashmir, India.

This is the torii gate at the Agata Shrine in Uji, Japan. It divides the sacred from the profane world in Shinto belief.

The Daeseongjeon Shrine at the Confucian School in Gangneung, Korea. Originally constructed during the Joseon Dynasty, 14th century CE.