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A side view of the senbon torii gates, standing in a dense row, at Fushimi Inari Shrine. (© Pixta)

Meiji Shrine (© Pixta)

Sacred oxen can be found within the precincts of Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine, in commemoration of Sugawara no Michizane having been born and passing away on Days of the Ox (ushi no hi). (© Pixta)

The “floating” torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine. (© Pixta)

Naminoue Shrine (© Pixta)

Nanba Yasaka Shrine, with its eye-catching emaden hall in the shape of a lion’s head with wide-open mouth. (© Pixta)