A 3 x 2 bay gate, often 8-legged style *hakkyakumon 八脚門, with entrance only through the central bay. They may be single story gates or two-storied. See *niōmon 二王門, and *nitenmon 二天門, *zuijinmon 随神門 are usually in this style. Examples: Ryūsenji Niōmon 竜泉寺仁王門 (1275) in Osaka, Jingūji Niōmon 神宮寺二王門 (Kamakura period) in Fukui Prefecture, Saimyōji Nitenmon 西明寺二天門 (1407), Namura Jinja Rōmon 苗村神社楼門 (1394-1428) both in Shiga Prefecture, Zuishimon 随身門, also called *Yōmeimon 陽明門 at Nikkō Tōshōgū 日光東照宮 (1636) in Tochigi Prefecture. These are also gates that have openings in all three bays referred to as sangen-sanko 三間三戸; *goken-sanko 五間三戸 means 2 bays with three openings and ikken-ikko 一間一戸 refers to a gate with only one bay that is the entrance.

Onjōji Niōmon 園城寺仁王門 (Shiga)