page_title: Karamon
section_title: Hirakaramon
hierarchical_section_title: Karamon / Variations / Hirakaramon
caption_attribution_description: English: Karamon gate at the Daigo-ji temple
context_page_description: The karamon or karakado is a type of gate seen in Japanese architecture. It is characterized by the usage of karahafu, an undulating bargeboard peculiar to Japan. Karamon are often used at the entrances of Japanese castles, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and have historically been a symbol of authority.
context_section_description: Hirakaramon (平唐門) are distinguished with two karahafu on the left and right sides of the gate.  This type of gate was originally used at palaces, and was once called miyukimon (御幸門).
caption: A hirakaramon at Daigo-ji
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