Akiko Hosler is a professor of Epidemiology at University at Albany (SUNY). As a native of Kyoto, she has always been interested in traditional Japanese architecture. Applying the technical principles of disease surveillance, she collected rich data and untold stories of rōmons in Shinto shrines across Japan.
Rōmons in Shinto Shrines
The Past and the Present of Majestic Two-Storied Gates in Japan
by Akiko S. Hosler
Rōmons in Shinto Shrines
The Past and the Present of Majestic Two-Storied Gates in Japan
by Akiko S. Hosler
Published Oct 08, 2021
108 Pages
Genre: ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious
Book Details
Mysteries of rōmons are finally uncovered
This is the very first book about rōmons (two-storied gates) in Shinto shrines. It answers such basic questions as “How many rōmons exist in Japan?” “What do they look like?” and “Where are they located?”, and also tells many untold, intriguing stories and trivia of rōmons in the past and the present. It comes with a directory of all 225 existing rōmons and bibliography.