TORII

This is TORII of Heian shrine.

This color is called Shu iro■(朱色) This is the one of red color.

We use this color for many shrine, because the reason that Japanese ancestor believe this kind of color has the power of protecting people from evil spirit.

Torii is for the border between sanctuary of God and human place, so we use Shu iro for torii to remove our evil to visit a shrine.

But for modern Japanese people this kind of color has no such a meaning.

We use this kind of color just for the reason it stands out among any other colors.