Example sentences for: torii

How can you use “torii” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In early August the resorts on the lakeshore sponsor the dramatic Torii Matsuri festival, when a great wooden arch is set alight and a thousand burning lanterns are sent floating out across the water.

  • Purchased by both companies and individuals (at vast expense) in the hope of incurring the blessings of the gods, the torii become smaller as you progress through the tunnel and begin to ascend the mountain.

  • Beyond a second torii is the Kaguraden, Hall of the Sacred Dances.

  • A huge arch (torii) spanning the main road marks the approach to the Heian Shrine.

  • But take the path at the top right of the compound and you come to the first of Fushimi-Inari’s remarkable features: its long, meandering tunnels of bright orange torii arches.


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