Itsukushima Shrine O-torii Gate

The Great Torii Gate of Itsukushima Shrine is a huge torii gate that stands as the shrine’s symbol: about 16 meters tall, about 24 meters wide, and weighing roughly 60 tons. It is built in the "Ryōbu Great Torii" style, with four supporting pillars attached to the main pillars, and it stands in the sea about 200 meters from the main shrine buildings. At low tide, you can walk all the way to directly beneath it.
The main pillars are made from a single camphor tree said to be 500–600 years old. The base of the torii is not buried in the seabed; instead, it stands solely by its own weight. The details of its original construction are not well known, but the oldest record says that Taira no Kiyomori built it in 1168. Counting from then, the current gate is the eighth generation. Even so, more than 140 years have passed since its construction, and because damage and deterioration had progressed, large-scale preservation work has been underway since June 2019. The completion date is undecided, but even during the construction it has attracted attention—for example, the fortress-like appearance covered in scaffolding has gone viral on social media—making it possible to enjoy a form that can only be seen now. Access to Itsukushima Shrine is a 10-minute ferry ride from JR Miyajimaguchi Station.