Hole 11 / TORII to Shinto Shrines, Japan

Located at Itsukushima, Hiroshima, Japan

Built 1168

Latitude 34°17’N

Longitude 132°19’E

SHINTOISM is in Japan’s native religion. Shinto translated as: “a philosophical way to the gods”. The Shrines are therefore always situated in a beautiful part of the Japanese Islands.

THE TORII or gateway to Shinto Shrines symbolizes the transition between the profane (normal world) and the sacred world, common to both Shinto and Buddhist traditions.