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Nagamasa Kuroda dedicated the Ishidorii in 1618. It is one of the best three stone-made torii gates in Japan, and the biggest among the stone-made torii gates in Edo period. Other two torii gates are located in Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, and Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
Emperor Gomizunoo wrote "Tosho-daigongen" (Divine designation of Ieyasu Tokugawa) on the frame put on the upper side of the Ishidorii. Main material of the Ishidorii was the granite produced in Fukuoka prefecture. Each material is connected by axle, and crossbars have caves in order to be lightweight. Joint of the crossbars was slipped widely by the earthquake in 1949, but it shifted back to the original place by aftershock. |
