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The sleeping cat carving at Nikkō Tōshō-gū, a white cat curled among peonies日光The Sleeping Cat of Nikkō: What Is It Really Guarding?日光東照宮的睡貓是一件小雕刻,位於通往家康墓所的東迴廊門上。背面刻有嬉戲的麻雀,常被解釋為「貓都能安睡的太平盛世」。相傳為左甚五郎之作(傳說)。…A tunnel of vermilion torii gates with black inscriptions at Fushimi Inari Taisha稲荷Why Do Inari Foxes Hold Keys? And Who Paid for 10,000 Torii?伏見稻荷的狐狸是稻荷神的使者。口中的鑰匙常被解釋為「米倉之鑰」,寶珠、稻穗、卷軸也各有含義。千本鳥居由個人與企業為祈願而奉納,背面刻有名字與日期。…The great torii of Itsukushima Shrine standing in the sea at sunset厳島The Great Torii of Miyajima Isn't Buried — So How Does It Stand?宮島大鳥居並未埋入海底,而是以約 60 噸的自重屹立,上方橫樑內填有石塊。主柱為樹齡超過五百年的樟木。退潮時可步行至柱腳。…Moss-covered stone lanterns and a deer at Kasuga Taisha in Nara春日3,000 Lanterns and Sacred Deer: Kasuga Taisha Explained春日大社約有 3,000 座燈籠,一年僅在兩次萬燈籠時全部點亮。鹿被視為神使,源於祭神乘白鹿而來的創建傳說。手水舍的水從鹿口流出。…Aerial view of the keyhole-shaped Daisen Kofun surrounded by moats in Sakai, Osaka古墳Keyhole Tombs: What Are Japan's Kofun — and Who Rests Inside?古墳是主要建於 3 至 7 世紀的統治者陵墓。大山古墳全長 486 公尺,為日本最大,由宮內廳作為仁德天皇陵管理,不可進入。鑰匙孔形狀從地面看不到,可從堺市役所 21 樓展望大廳眺…The three wise monkeys carving at Nikkō Tōshō-gū: one covers its ears, one its mouth, one its eyes三猿The Three Wise Monkeys Are Only One Panel of a Life Story日光東照宮的「不看、不說、不聽」三猿,是神廄舍上八面猴子雕刻中的第二面。八面雕刻被解讀為猴子的一生,三猿代表「年幼時不讓孩子看、聽、說壞事」的育兒場景。日本自古相傳猴子能守護馬,因…Families seated in a vermilion shrine hall during a Shichi-Go-San prayer, children in bright kimono at the front七五What Is Shichi-Go-San? Japan's 7-5-3 Day for Children, Explained七五三是為3歲、5歲、7歲的孩子感謝成長、祈求健康而參拜神社的傳統活動。日子是11月15日,但現在許多家庭會在11月的週末或假日前往。千歲飴的名字意為「千年」,細長的形狀寄託長壽的…