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Traditional Japanese gateway
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
Torii
Topics referred to by the same term
up torii in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A torii (鳥居) is a traditional Shinto shrine gate. Torii may refer to: Torii family, a samurai clan Torii school
Torii_(disambiguation)
Shinto shrine near Kyoto, Japan
Inari-taisha's roughly 10,000 torii were donated by a Japanese business, and approximately 800 of these are set in a row to form the Senbon Torii, creating the impression
Fushimi_Inari-taisha
American baseball player (born 1975)
Torii Kedar Hunter (/ˈtɔːriː/; born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. Hunter currently serves
Torii_Hunter
Torii Suneemon (鳥居 強右衛門; c. 1540 – May 16, 1575) was an ashigaru (low class footman) who served the Okudaira family, retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He became
Torii_Suneemon
Shinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible
Itsukushima_Shrine
Japanese entrepreneur; founder of Suntory (1879–1962)
Shinjirō Torii (鳥井 信治郎, Torii Shinjirō; 30 January 1879 – 20 February 1962) was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the business that became Suntory. He
Shinjirō_Torii
Japanese ukiyo-e artist (1752–1815)
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese: 鳥居 清長; 1752 – June 28, 1815) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Torii school. Originally Sekiguchi Shinsuke, the son of an
Torii_Kiyonaga
Surname list
Torii (written : 鳥居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chiho Torii (born 1970), Japanese former volleyball player Keiko Torii
Torii_(surname)
Lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in Shinto
construction begins on a new building. They are often found at Shinto shrines, torii gates, and sacred landmarks. Shimenawa are also placed on yorishiro, objects
Shimenawa
Street in Kamakura, Japan
passes under three torii, or Shinto gates, called respectively Ichi no Torii (first gate), Ni no Torii (second gate) and San no Torii (third gate). The
Wakamiya_Ōji
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Mount Torii is a prominent bluff-type mountain above Lake Chad and Lake Hoare, surmounting the north wall of Taylor Valley between Suess Glacier and Canada
Mount_Torii
Shinto torii gate
Mihashira Torii or Mitsubashira Torii (三柱鳥居, Three-pillar Torii; also 三角鳥居 sankaku torii) are a type of torii gate found in Shinto architecture. Like
Mihashira_Torii
School of ukiyo-e painting and printing in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan
The Torii school (鳥居派, -ha) was a school of ukiyo-e painting and printing founded in Edo. The primary producers of kabuki theater signboards and other
Torii_school
Japanese samurai and daimyo (1539–1600)
Torii Hikoemon Mototada (鳥居 彦右衛門 元忠; 1539 – September 8, 1600) was a Japanese samurai and daimyo of the Sengoku-through late-Azuchi–Momoyama periods,
Torii_Mototada
Japanese daimyo family
Torii clan (鳥居氏, Torii-shi) was a Japanese daimyo family of the Sengoku and Edo periods. Yukinori, the founder of the Watari clan and the Torii clan,
Torii_clan
Japanese beverage company
people globally. Suntory was founded by Shinjirō Torii, who first opened his store, Torii Shōten (lit. "Torii store"), in Osaka on February 1, 1899, to sell
Suntory
Shinto shrine in Nagasaki, Japan
Nagasaki, is noted for its one-legged stone torii at the shrine entrance. The well-known one-legged torii or one-legged arch (一本柱鳥居) was a result of the
Sannō_Shrine
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
first torii. The current iteration of this torii was erected in 1974 after the original was removed in 1943 due to weather damage. This torii was recently
Yasukuni_Shrine
Japanese painter and printmaker (1735–1785)
Torii Kiyomitsu (鳥居 清満; 1735 – May 11, 1785) was a painter and printmaker of the Torii school of Japanese ukiyo-e art; the son of Torii Kiyonobu II or
Torii_Kiyomitsu
Japanese anthropologist, ethnologist, archaeologist, and folklorist (1870–1953)
Ryuzo Torii (鳥居 龍藏; May 4, 1870 – January 14, 1953) was a Japanese anthropologist, ethnologist, archaeologist, and folklorist. Torii traveled across East
Torii_Ryūzō
Part of the Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern army, led by Torii Mototada. Knowing of his inevitable defeat, Torii's sacrifice diverted Ishida Mitsunari's attention
Siege_of_Fushimi_Castle
Japanese painter
Torii Kiyohiro (鳥居 清広, d. c. 1776) was a Japanese artist of the Torii school of ukiyo-e. Kiyohiro's date of birth is unknown, while Ukiyo-e Ruikō lists
Torii_Kiyohiro
US Army facility in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
'Torii Station'. Army on Okinawa and 10th Regional Support Group Torii, USARJ Newspaper Fact Database Military Networking Site Phone Directory Torii MWR
Torii_Station
Japanese goalball player (born 2004)
Haruki Torii (鳥居陽生, Torii Haruki; born August 7, 2004 in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese goalball player and a member of Japanese men's national
Haruki_Torii
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Another shorter path of torii leads down some stairs from the subsidiary Komagome Shrine to the larger path of torii. red myōjin torii at one of the entrances
Nezu_Shrine
Japanese pole vaulter
Yoshimasa Torii (鳥居 義正, Torii Yoshimasa; born 14 April 1942) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Evans
Yoshimasa_Torii
Japanese manga artist and professor (1946–2022)
Kazuyoshi Torii (Japanese: とりいかずよし, 12 November 1946 – 9 February 2022) was a Japanese manga artist and university professor. Born in Kamata, a defunct
Kazuyoshi_Torii
Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
Torii Tadayoshi (鳥居 忠吉; died May 7, 1571) was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Sengoku period. Longtime retainer of Matsudaira Hirotada and later, his son
Torii_Tadayoshi
Japanese volleyball player (born 1970)
Chiho Torii (鳥居 千穂, Torii Chiho) (born 29 July 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1996
Chiho_Torii
Shinto shrine in Japan
Shinto shrine located in Ōarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It has three torii gates leading into the ocean. It worships Sukunabikona a god of alcohol
Oarai_Isosaki_Shrine
Free-standing ornamental or arched gateway
East Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Chinese Shanmen gateways, Japanese torii gateways, Korean Iljumun and Hongsalmun gateways, Vietnamese Tam quan gateways
Torana_(architecture)
Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Torii (Shinto gate). The Torii gate farthest from the shrine is called Ichi-no-Torii (the first torii), the one in the middle is called Ni-no-Torii (the
Tsurugaoka_Hachimangū
Japanese religion
gateway with either one or two crossbeams atop it, known as torii. The exact details of these torii varies and there are at least twenty different styles.
Shinto
Torii Naritsugu (鳥居 成次; 1570–1631) was a military commander and daimyō during the early Edo period. The third son of Torii Mototada, he served Tokugawa
Torii_Naritsugu
Japanese daimyō
Torii Tadanori (鳥居 忠則; 1646–1689) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period who ruled the Takatō Domain in Shinano Province (modern-day Nagano Prefecture)
Torii_Tadanori
Japanese painter and printmaker (c. 1664-1729)
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese: 鳥居 清信; c. 1664 – 22 August 1729) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, who is renowned for his work
Torii_Kiyonobu_I
Japanese plant biologist
Keiko Torii (鳥居 啓子, Torii Keiko) is a Japanese plant scientist and academic teaching at the University of Texas at Austin as of September 2019. She was
Keiko_Torii
Japanese daimyō
Viscount Torii Tadafumi (鳥居 忠文; October 19, 1847 – October 1914) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as daimyō of the Mibu Domain
Torii_Tadafumi
Torii Kiyomoto (founder) Torii Kiyonobu I (co-founder) Torii Kiyonobu II Torii Kiyomasu I Torii Kiyomasu II Torii Kiyomitsu I Torii Kiyotsune Torii Kiyohiro
Schools_of_ukiyo-e_artists
Japanese athlete
Mitsuko Torii (鳥居 充子, Torii Mitsuko; born 9 August 1943) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Evans
Mitsuko_Torii
Species of lichen
Lepraria torii is a species of corticolous and lignicolous (bark- and wood-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. It is found in northwestern
Lepraria_torii
Island in Japan
tides. At low tide, the bottom of the sea is exposed past the island's torii. At high tide, the sea covers all the previously exposed seabed mud and
Itsukushima
Shinto shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
the top View of escalators through a big torii View of escalators through a big torii Big Torii Torii Row Torii Row List of National Treasures of Japan
Hie_Shrine
Japanese painter (1900–1976)
Torii Kotondo (鳥居 言人, 21 November 1900 – 13 July 1976) or Torii Kiyotada V (五代目 鳥居 清忠) was a Japanese painter and woodblock printer of the Torii school
Torii_Kotondo
Type of Japanese shrine
with red-lacquered woodwork, and their entrances are marked by vermilion torii. Both Buddhist and Shinto Inari shrines are located throughout Japan. The
Inari_shrine
One of the principal kami of Shinto
found at Toyokawa Inari Betsuin in Akasaka. Red torii along a path at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto Torii of Ojiyama-Inari Kakigara-Inari at Hase-dera
Inari_Ōkami
Japanese video game developer and publisher
original founder Sueharu Torii to retire. The company was disbanded on December 15, 2015. The company's founder Sueharu Torii established Nihon Bussan
Nichibutsu
Japanese judoka (born 1973)
Tomoo Torii (鳥居 智男, Torii Tomio) (born May 20, 1973) is a Japanese judoka. He won Asian silver medal in the half-lightweight division in 1996 Asian Judo
Tomoo_Torii
Japanese painter and printmaker
Torii Kiyomasu (鳥居 清倍; fl. 1690s–1720s) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the Torii school, in the genre of ukiyo-e. Like the other Torii artists
Torii_Kiyomasu
One of the five basic tastes
glutamate "Definition of UMAMI". www.merriam-webster.com. 24 October 2025. Torii, Uneyama & Nakamura 2013: "Dietary glutamate (Glu) stimulates to evoke the
Umami
Shinto shrine in Sakurai, Japan
(輪). Built in 1984, at 32 m the torii on its sandō is the second highest in Japan. The shrine also has a great shime torii, an ancient form of gate made
Ōmiwa_Shrine
U.S. Army base on Okinawa
Fort Buckner. All local Army-specific support for the unit is located on Torii Station, but due to the joint force nature of United States military operations
Fort_Buckner
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
dohyō-iri at the Meiji Shrine In front of Ichino Torii (photographed on October 31, 2010) Around Otorii (Ichino Torii) (photographed on October 31, 2010) Proceed
Meiji_Shrine
Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
vertical posts, and all pieces have square edges. This type of torii is called Sumiyoshi torii after the shrine. The Taiko bashi at Sumiyoshi-taisha Proper
Sumiyoshi-taisha
Views of Japan Pine-clad islands of Matsushima Sandbar of Amanohashidate Torii at Itsukushima Shrine The Japanese archipelago is located to the east of
Culture_of_Japan
Japanese painter
influence of the Torii school of ukiyo-e painting, particularly Torii Kiyonobu I, and he likely learned from the examples of Torii Kiyomasa and the early
Okumura_Masanobu
Baseball park in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. It is home to the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions baseball
Torii_Hunter_Baseball_Complex
A whalebone torii is a torii in which the torii of the shrine is made of whale bones (mainly ribs). The oldest one in Japan is the torii of the Ebisu
Whale_mounds
Japanese daimyō
Torii Tadaharu (鳥居 忠春; 1624 – September 2, 1663) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period who ruled the Takatō Domain in Shinano Province (modern-day
Torii_Tadaharu
Shinto shrine in Granite Falls, Washington, US
Sculptures Shofuku no Tama Torii into a Setsumatsusha Magatama Ema O-mikuji The main Torii Torii reverse from the main Torii Misogi List of Shinto shrines
Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America
Tsubaki_Grand_Shrine_of_America
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List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders
Shinto shrine in Tsushima, Nagasaki
It has a famous row of five torii in a row with two in the ocean similar to Itsukushima Shrine. A typhoon damaged the Torii gate at Watatsumi Shrine in
Watazumi_Shrine
Indian film producer and interior designer (born 1970)
Qur'an is situated next to the Hindu deities. In 2024, Gauri Khan re-opened Torii, a luxury pan-Asian restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai, applying her interior
Gauri_Khan
Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan
site of Abe no Seimei's house. The main building was restored in 1925. Two torii gates lead up to the entrance of the shrine. A famous well (Seimei-i) is
Seimei_Shrine
Japanese light novel series and its adaptations
Hepburn: Kyōkai no Kanata) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in
Beyond_the_Boundary
Japanese daimyō
Torii Tadatsune (鳥居 忠恒; 1604 – August 7, 1636) was the son of the daimyō Torii Tadamasa; his fief reverted to the control of the shogunate when Tadatsune
Torii_Tadatsune
2023 board game
2024. In December 2024, Unfriendly Games released an expansion, Nekojima: Torii Pack, which added two new pieces and mechanics. Nekojima is played by placing
Nekojima
Japanese deities of good fortune
talent, beauty and music among others. Often, her figure appears with a torii. She is represented as a smart, beautiful woman with all the aforementioned
Seven_Lucky_Gods
1575 Oda-Tokugawa victory over the Takeda clan
which was on the verge of falling under the onslaught of the Takeda forces, Torii Suneemon was sent as a messenger to Ieyasu in Okazaki to ask for reinforcements
Battle_of_Nagashino
Shinto shrine in the Kita-ku ward of Tokyo, Japan
reference] and in 1982. The shrine entrance is marked by a big concrete torii (鳥居; literally bird abode) in the myōjin style, very common in Shinto architecture
Ōji_Shrine
Half-size replica of the torii at Itsukushima Shrine
The Hiroshima to Honolulu Friendship Torii is a half-size replica of the torii at Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: 厳島神社 Itsukushima-jinja) located in the
Hiroshima to Honolulu Friendship Torii
Hiroshima_to_Honolulu_Friendship_Torii
Architect
Tokutoshi Torii (鳥居 徳敏, Torii Tokutoshi; born 1947 in Toyokawa) is a Japanese architect and writer. He has lived for more than ten years in Zambia, researching
Tokutoshi_Torii
Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
the style from the 11th–12th century (late Heian Period). The Shrine's torii is one of the largest in Japan. The Japanese-style garden takes up about
Heian_Shrine
Japanese shrine of the Shinto religion
goes roughly as follows: Bow once before entering the torii. Walking through the center of the torii is reserved for deities. Purify the hands and mouth
Shinto_shrine
Castle in Kyoto, Japan
controlled by Torii Mototada, a vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1600, the castle fell in a famous and significant siege by Ishida Mitsunari. Torii, in a celebrated
Fushimi_Castle
Shinto shrine in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
building Geinō-Asama-jinja, shrine for entertainers, in Hanazono-jinja Torii gates in the precincts of Hanazono Jinja Thousand Lanterns of Tori-no-Ichi
Hanazono_Shrine
Shinto shrine in Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan
on the east side of the Sensō-ji, down a street marked by a large stone torii. One of the only two buildings in the area to survive World War II, it is
Asakusa_Shrine
Japanese whisky distillery in Shimamoto, Osaka
"Whisky Library". The Yamazaki distillery was opened in 1923 by Shinjirō Torii (鳥井 信治郎) as the first malt whisky distillery in Japan. The company founder
Yamazaki_distillery
Architecture of Japanese Shinto shrines
approach called sandō. The entrances themselves are straddled by gates called torii, which are therefore the simplest way to identify a Shinto shrine. A shrine
Shinto_architecture
Railway station in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Torii Station (Japanese: 鳥居駅, Torii-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai)
Torii_Station_(Aichi)
1974 Japanese martial arts film
Satsujin-ken Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa Written by Kōji Takada Motohiro Torii Starring Sonny Chiba Yutaka Nakajima Cinematography Ken Tsukakoshi Edited
The_Street_Fighter
Scenic spot in Nagano, Japan
copy @NDL Torii (1992), pp. 36–37. Torii (1992), pp. 37–38. Wilson (2015), pp. 139–141. Hayashi (1999), p. 89. Torii (1992), p. 40. Torii (1992), pp
Nezame_no_toko
Japanese erotic art
Torii Kiyonobu I. Woodblock. Shunga. 1703.
Shunga
Places of worship for Japanese Buddhists
Japanese traditional architecture. Both torii and rōmon mark the entrance to a shrine, as well as to temples, although torii is associated with Shinto and rōmon
Buddhist_temples_in_Japan
Shinto shrine in Nara
Shrine's honden (sanctuary). The Torii at Kasuga-taisha is one of the oldest in Shinto and helped influence the style of Torii seen across much of Japan. Kasuga
Kasuga-taisha
Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan
(Nishi-no-ō'mon), also known as Gokuraku-mon (極楽門). Further to the west is a stone torii, which is imagined to be the Eastern Gate to Sukhavati, the Pure Land of
Shitennō-ji
Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the 2nd torii gate, seen upon passing through the Shinshu Ueda Ukimurazakura (torii gate), located in front of the Hokoku
Hōkoku_Shrine_(Osaka)
Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture
that was originally a floorpiece from Fushimi Castle. The blood is from Torii Mototada, Tokugawa Ieyasu's retainer, and several other men who committed
Hōsen-in
Extinct population of clouded leopard
wearing a clouded leopard fur. This photograph by the Japanese anthropologist Torii Ryūzō is undated, but was most likely taken around 1900, when he was in
Formosan_clouded_leopard
Memorial shrine of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Sendai, Japan
dating to 1654, have been designated Important Cultural Properties. The torii and gates were damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The Sendai
Sendai_Tōshōgū
Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
objects Ame-no-Nuboko Kusanagi Tonbokiri Three Sacred Treasures Shintō and Buddhism Bon Festival Ema Setsubun Torii Buddhist temples Shinto shrines v t e
Yōkai
Mythical three-legged crow
Yatagarasu's Flag next to the Torii of Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine.
Yatagarasu
Oldest Shinto shrine in Japan
Prince Takamado, a cousin of the now-Emperor Emeritus of Japan. Bronze torii gate Roofs with chigi and katsuogi Nishi-jukusha The haiden, or prayer hall
Izumo-taisha
Japanese woodblock prints of beautiful women
Bijin Awase", by Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815) Woman with cherry flowers by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi A Girl About to Despatch a Letter, by Torii Kiyomine (1786–1868)
Bijin-ga
Shinto shrine in Japan
impurity. The first of two large torii gates stands just beyond the Temizusha. After passing the first large torii gate, the Purification Hall (Saikan)
Ise_Shrine
Spanish singer (born 2003)
primera década de carrera con Torii Yama, su nuevo disco" [Dellafuente celebrates his first decade in music with Torii Yama, his new album]. Rolling Stone
Judeline
Japanese manga series
the pair work together in order to fulfill Saruno's dream: dating Nagi Torii, Junishi baseball team manager. Determined to win Nagi's heart, Saruno enters
Mr._Fullswing
Major League Baseball team season
for several candidates, including former Angels' player Albert Pujols, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki and more. On October 21, the Angels announced they hired
2026 Los Angeles Angels season
2026_Los_Angeles_Angels_season
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame
9th David Wright 63 14.8% 6.7% 3rd Francisco Rodríguez 50 11.8% 1.6% 4th Torii Hunter 37 8.7% 3.6% 6th Ryan Braun†* 15 3.5% – 1st Edwin Encarnación†* 6
2026 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
2026_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting
TORII
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Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Mythological, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
One who Rides a Swan; Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Latin
Small.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a metalworker, from Middle English, Old French rivet ‘small nail or bolt’ (from Old French river ‘to fix or secure’, of unknown origin).French : variant of Rivet 1.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A shout of Joy, Rejoicing
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Handsome
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Lovely
Girl/Female
Hindu
Combination of Meenakshi & natrajan
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Born Fearless
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The One who was Sent
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