Sacred Threshold

Photographer

Aoi Nagasaka

Category

International Photography - Japan Photography

Company

Tokyo Zokei University

Submission Group

Student

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Japan

At night, Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa loses its daytime brightness and becomes solemn and tense. Although it is widely known as a lively tourist landmark, the gate also marks the entrance to a sacred temple space. I photographed this moment as a quiet threshold, capturing the weight, stillness, and nervous feeling of entering a place of worship.

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