Shinto Torii Pictures~

Hopefully this will work.  Following are more of the pictures I have taken of torii.

 

< Torii at Fushimi Inari's 'Buddhist side' of the mountain

toro or lanterns was greater in Nara

Again, in Nara, most likely within Kasuga Taisha

< The glorious and infamous Great Torii of Miyajima Island/Itsukushima Jinja.

I completely forgot where this was.  Sorry.

Gion, Yasaka Jinja - This torii seemed to be in the shrine itself instead of outside.

Gion, near Hanamachi Dori - a little local jinja that has the same kanji that the Fushimi Inari torii have.  I have not a clue what the kanji mean, unfortunately.  I will look into it later.

Shiga Prefecture, Hiyoshi Taisha by Mount Hiei

Hiyoshi Taisha - a stone torii marking the way to Hiyoshi Taisha by hovering over a road.

Near Shinsaibashi, Osaka - right smack dab in the middle of a urban neighborhood there is this shinmei torii.  I took this on my way to a club.  ^_^

Last, but not least and courtesy of cnn.com, is a picture that helps back my claim that torii can symbolize Japan.  Especially the big one!

どうもありがとうございました。

終わり。