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Torii

For example, it is the symbol of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and the 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and of other US forces in Japan.


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Hiroshima to Honolulu Friendship Torii

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 Mōʻiliʻili Triangle Park of Honolulu, Hawaii.

San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden

At the entrance to the garden, Mexican-born artist Dionicio Rodriguez (1891-1955) replicated a Japanese Torii gate in his unique style of concrete construction that imitated wood.

The Gates

The Gates alludes to the tradition of Japanese torii gates, traditionally constructed at the entrance to Shinto shrines.


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