Sandō

A sandō (参道, visiting path) in Japanese architecture is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.[1] Roads to shinto shrines have torii gates. Roads to Buddhist temples have sanmon gates. The word dō (道) can refer a literal road or a metaphorical path of life.[2] Sando sometimes have stone lanterns on their course, or pass through chinju no Mori.

The sandō at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto
  • A Buddhist sandō
    A Buddhist sandō
  • A sandō in Osaka
    A sandō in Osaka
  • A sandō with stairs
    A sandō with stairs
  • The sandō at Kōzan-ji, Kyoto
    The sandō at Kōzan-ji, Kyoto
  • The sandō at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, Kamakura
    The sandō at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, Kamakura
  • Shendao, a decorated road to a grave of an emperor or another dignitary in China
  • Glossary of Shinto

References
  1. Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version.
  2. See, Karatedo. c.f. Taoism 道
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