[Kashima Shrine West First Torii] The largest water torii gate, surpassing Itsukushima Shrine

The first torii gate in the west of Kashima Shrine in Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Kashima Shrine is the Ichinomiya of Hitachi Province, with first torii gates on the east, west, north and south. This is the western torii gate ⛩. To be precise, it is located in Ofunazu, Kashima City, on the shores of Lake Kitaura in Kasumigaseki, and is a torii gate in the Wani River. It is the largest torii gate on the water in Japan, and is larger than the famous Itsukushima Shrine. It is 18.5m high from the riverbed and 22.5m wide. It seems that fireworks are launched from this torii gate during the Kashima City Fireworks Festival. 👉 Points of interest at Kashima Shrine's Nishi-ichinotorii ⛩ A larger torii than Itsukushima Shrine ⛩ It's even more beautiful when the sun sets ⛩ At the Kashima City Fireworks Festival, the fireworks are launched behind the torii ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥ Shrine name: Kashima Shrine's Nishi-ichinotorii ꕥ Address: 2251 Ofunazu, Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture Okinawa ꕥAccess: 🚌🚏Kashima Jingu Station → 26 minutes walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Sakura2024 #KashimaJingu #Shrines andTemples #ShrinesVisitingShrines #ShrinesTour #IbarakiTourism