Sandō

A  in Japanese architecture is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.Iwanami  Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version. Roads to shinto shrines have torii gates.  Roads to Buddhist temples have sanmon gates. The word  can refer a literal road or a metaphorical path of life.See, Karatedo.  c.f. Taoism 道 Sando sometimes have stone lanterns on their course, or pass through chinju no Mori.

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Category:Roads in Japan
Category:Buddhist temples in Japan
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