A torii (Japanese: 鳥居, [to.ɾi.i]) 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 mundane to the sacred & a spot where kami are welcomed & thought to travel through nostr:note1m7zpc9g9u6gvrvak8k6lr7f080k5m9uhvmh8f0hhrrctt9ca7lsq77an5n