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A torii gate: two uprights under two horizontal beams.
Also known as: Shinto shrine map mark, Gate symbol on a map, Two posts under two beams, Torii map symbol
Shinto shrines are marked with a torii, the gate that stands at a shrine's entrance and marks the boundary between ordinary and sacred ground. It is one of the few map symbols anywhere that is a scale drawing of the thing it marks.
Denotes a Shinto shrine on a Japanese topographic map, drawn as a torii gate.
Contexts: Maps
Depicts the physical gate that stands at a shrine's approach, marking the transition from ordinary to sacred ground.
Contexts: Maps
Is unambiguous against the temple symbol: torii for Shinto, manji for Buddhist, which is how a Japanese map distinguishes the two religions at a glance.
Contexts: Maps
Two vertical posts supporting two horizontal beams, the upper beam longer and curving up at its ends, the lower one straight and shorter.