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| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
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| chokushimon 勅使門 | A gate originally used only by the Emperor. Primarily found at Buddhist temples, it is usually a four-legged gate *… |
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| chūmon 中門 | 1 Middle gate. The second or inner gate on the north-south axis of a temple compound in the ancient period… |
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| Rengemon 蓮華門 | Also written 蓮花門. Lit. "Lotus Flower Gate." A gate located in the west wall opposite main east gate, Tōdaimon 東大門 of… |
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| rōmon 楼門 | ✓ | A high gate that is often referred to as a two-storied gate, but in fact does not have two stories. Generally, it is an… |
Architecture, Gates |
| ryūgū-zukuri 竜宮造 | ✓ | Lit. "dragon palace style." An uncommon double-storied gate. The lower story has a flat arched entrance whereby the same… |
Architecture, Gates |