third step. A nijūmon is normally covered by a hip-and-gable roof. Unlike a rōmon, whose second story is inaccessible and unusable, a nijūmon has stairs...

two types of two-storied gates used in Japan (the other one being the nijūmon, see photo in the gallery below). Even though it was originally developed...

two gods called Niō in its outer bays. Their structure or shape, as the nijūmon (lit. "two-story gate", see below) and the rōmon (lit. tower gate). Their...

(the outer being the Kaminarimon) in Asakusa, Tokyo. A two-story gate (nijūmon), the Hōzōmon's second story houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures. The...

large entrance gates that lead to the Sensō-ji. It is a two-story gate (nijūmon), and its second story houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures. The first...

same time be a nijūmon. nandaimon (南大門) – the main southern gate of a temple, in particular that at Nara's Tōdai-ji. See also mon. nijūmon (二重門) – a two-storied...

found in temples of other denominations too. Most sanmon are 2- or 3-bay nijūmon (a type of two-storied gate), but the name by itself does not imply any...

left, one at the right. Structurally, it usually is either a rōmon or a nijūmon and can measure either 5x2 or 3x2 bays. It can sometimes have just one...

山門) The gate in front of the butsuden, most commonly having two stories (nijūmon). The name is short for Sangedatsumon (三解脱門), lit. gate of the three liberations...

same time be a nijūmon. nandaimon (南大門) – the main southern gate of a temple, in particular that at Nara's Tōdai-ji. See also mon. nijūmon (二重門) – a two-storied...