Torii Gate - Long Beach, CA
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N 33° 46.130 W 118° 11.653
11S E 389415 N 3737165
This Torii Gate is located near Long Beach City Hall in Lincoln Park.
Waymark Code: WMBPGE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2011
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Torii Gates are traditional Japanese gates usually found at Shinto Temples "where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred." (See (visit link)

In modern times, they have become symbols of gratitude.

The marker on the Gate reads:

"COMMEMORATING
THE
DEDICATION OF THE
TORII GATE

A CENTENNIAL GIFT
FROM OUR SISTER CITY
YOKKKAICHI, JAPAN

IN FRIENDSHIP
MAYOR ERNIE KEIL
CITY OF LONG BEACH
MAYOR KANSHI KATO
CITY OF YOKKAICHI

MAY 18, 1989"
Location of this 'Gate': On public property

Type of material: Wood

Enter any comments or observation about this gate.: The Gate is adjacent to a Japanese Garden.

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