The Karadou-torii has been made of bronze,
and it is 6m high.
The Karadou-torii was the first bronze Torii in Japan. The third successive
shogun Iemitsu spent 200,000,000 yen in today's currency. Lotus flower
is carved on the foot of the pillars. It is strange that lotus is
seen in the shrine because that flower is related to Buddhism.
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