Wakamiya Oji Torii, originally uploaded by demosthenesofathens.

The cherry trees lining the avenue were bare, fall having taken away their last leaves two weeks before. On each side were two parallel streets, open to traffic, each bristling with shop fronts and restaurants. People passed under the great Torii to walk the long gravel path to the Hachimangu shrine, some in casual clothes, others in kimonos.

I snapped this photo, then walked under the Torii, into sacred space. It was a clear autumn day.

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