This work was shot near Mount Nara (Kasugayama Primordial Forest), where the shrine torii gate is isolated deep in the forest, with no pilgrims, no voices, only quiet moments of tree shadows and light spots. Torii is not just a building, but a connection between nature and the gods.
This forest has been regarded as a sacred domain where logging is forbidden since ancient times, and the torii gate symbolizes the "boundary" between man and nature. It is not an invitation to enter, but a reminder that this is a place to be respected.
This is not just a photographic record, but also a gaze and whisper to the divinity of nature.
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