Also written kōmon 衡門. A roofless gate composed of two square gate posts *…

The front gate of Shurijō 首里城 in Okinawa Prefecture. It was burned down during World War 2 and rebuilt in 1974. It is an…

A richly decorated gate with bracket complexes *tokyō 斗きょう, placed on top…

Also read karakado. A generic term for a gate with undulating bargeboards *…

Also kayabukimon 茅葺門. Lit. a thatched roofgate.

1　A relatively small-scale thatched gate…

Temple and shrine gates, originally used only by the highest ranking people, especially the Fujiwara 藤原 family. During…

Also called Aouma-no-jin 白馬の陣. The front gate located near the center of the outer south earthen wall surrounding Kyoto…

Also called Hi-no-gomon 日の御門. One of the twelve gates originally enclosing Kyoto Gosho 京都御所. A four-legged gate *…

1　Also called *udegimon 腕木門. A gate that has transverse…

A group of gates that face north found outside the sacred areas of Ise Jingū 伊勢神宮. With the exception of the outermost fence…

A general purpose gate on the north side of a compound.

1　Also called ryūgūmon 竜宮門. A unique type of mausoleum gate *…

Also written 閣門. The gates on the inner enclosure of the Imperial Palace, and the small gates on each side of the Daigokuden…

Lit. rear gate. The best known is found at Kitano Tenmangū 北野天満宮. The gate is an example of *…

A type of gate, lit. Korean gate. Also formerly called *kabukimon…

Also kuginuki 釘貫. A roofless gate found at imperial tombs, mansions, and government check points. When the gate has…

1　A small low gate cut through an earth wall, tsuchibei 土塀, or timber fence *…

Also called anamon 穴門. Lit. cave gate. An arched side gate *kugurimon…

An eight-legged *hakkyakumon 八脚門, 3-bay wide, 1-entrance gate with a gable…

The Sakuheimon is the center gate on the north side of Kyoto Gosho 京都御所, during the end of the Heian period. It can be seen…

Also *sanmon 三門. The most famous example is the very large 21.05 m x 9.72 m gate at Zōjōji 増上寺…

Also called sanren āchimon 三連アーチ門. A gate with three arches, made within a stone wall.

Also written 山門; often called *sangedatsumon 三解脱門 meaning enlightenment gate. Main gate…

Also seibyōmon 聖廟門. Lit. "Confucian schoolgate." A 1 x 1 bay, single-story gate with a gable roof *…

Also called Sōjōmon 僧正門. The middle gate in the semi-opened, west corridor at Kasuga Taisha Honsha 春日大社本社 in Nara.…

A type of *yakuimon 薬医門. A 1-bay, single-entrance gate with side gates *…

1　Also read ishimon. A gate made almost entirely of stone, seen especially in Okinawa Prefecture.…

Also written 石墻門. Lit. "stone wall gate." A gate with either single or triple arch-like openings in a wall made of stacked…

Lit. "stone made gate."

1　Gates with arched entrances which are found in Okinawa Prefecture and…

Lit. "partition gate." A gate that partitions or closes off one area from another. Two examples of partition gates are found…

Also an old name read yotsuashimon and sometimes written 四足門; also called ikken-ikkomon 一間一戸門. A four-…

A gate located opposite the Shimizu 清水 moat (rebuilt 1658 ) at Edo-jō 江戸城, constructed in the *…

Also read shūrōmon. A two-storied temple gate in which a bell is hung, often found in Tendai 天台 sect temples. A…

1　The main entrance gate for many Zen temples. They are large, single-storied, 8-legged or 4-legged gates…

Also called Sakuradamon 桜田門. An entrance gate constructed in 1664 at Edo-jō 江戸城 in Tokyo that preserves its…

A type of gate for temporary wooden enclosures. It is characterized by the attachment of horizontal, diagonal, or vertical…

The front gate at the center of the south end of the outer enclosure that surrounded the palace compound at Heijō-kyō 平城京…