[HN Gopher] A map of torii around the world
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       A map of torii around the world
        
       Author : ilamont
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2025-02-22 19:01 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | y33t wrote:
       | Hate to be that guy, but they missed the torii at the Portland
       | Japanese gardens.
        
         | tdeck wrote:
         | I expect the maintainer of this map would be very happy to get
         | additional reports.
        
       | smw wrote:
       | There's only one marker in Japan? None in Osaka?
        
         | elAhmo wrote:
         | Map's description says: A map of torii gates located outside of
         | Japan created by Kaitlyn Ugoretz (UC Santa Barbara/Nanzan
         | University).
        
         | Maken wrote:
         | The one in Japan is not really in Japan.
        
       | elAhmo wrote:
       | This is such a great map! Projects like this are really cool, I
       | can imagine author being passionate about this, adding some
       | initial entries and then the community picked up!
        
       | Willingham wrote:
       | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii
        
       | doodlebugging wrote:
       | The Japanese garden fixtures at Kidd Springs Park in Dallas have
       | an interesting history documented in the article linked by
       | clicking that icon.
       | 
       | I believe that if I read it right the torii that had been in
       | place burned or rotted decades ago. Many of the antique Japanese
       | fixtures have been lost over time due to everything from theft to
       | poor record-keeping to decay.
       | 
       | Fortunately the parks department is working to restore as much of
       | the garden as possible using the things that are still in place
       | and with additional pieces donated or procured from other
       | sources.
       | 
       | Fort Worth's Japanese Garden at the Botanical Research
       | Institute's Botanic Gardens is a nice place to visit and relax.
       | The BRI has a dedicated staff to manage their operations and
       | within the last 5-6 years they have changed from a free access to
       | a paid entry to help generate the revenue needed to maintain
       | parks like this. You can still visit without paying if you are
       | part of a group I believe.
       | 
       | Anyway, public sites like these are important today in our
       | society that feels like it has become more insular in many ways
       | in spite of the vast information available about other cultures.
        
       | fph wrote:
       | Cool! Some of these seem like they were around only for a special
       | event and then were torn down; for instance the one in Cremona,
       | Italy labeled "2024 Italian Koi Show".
        
       | intuitionist wrote:
       | So would maintaining this map make one a Torii Hunter?
        
       | ricardobeat wrote:
       | Missing the small one in Porto Alegre, likely the the
       | southernmost gate in Brazil:
       | https://diariogaucho.clicrbs.com.br/dia-a-dia/noticia/2024/0...
        
       | oispakaljaa wrote:
       | What a disappointment, I was expecting a map of toruses around
       | the world
        
         | fritzo wrote:
         | Was expecting a map of bagel and donut shops
        
       | cylinder714 wrote:
       | On the subject of "world map of a particular item," there is The
       | Guinness Map, a very accessible map of all the world's pubs that
       | serve Guinness ale on tap:
       | 
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42406157
        
       | teddyh wrote:
       | Also the tag "man_made=torii" on overpass turbo:
       | <http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1Ze7>
        
       | fsckboy wrote:
       | for people using text only browsers, torii are standalone gates,
       | metaphorical gates if you will, that you see at shrines.
       | 
       | they look something like these: Niao Ju  <-- that's kanji for
       | "torii", bird+location :)
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii
        
       | bigboybuglover wrote:
       | Really cool map! I clicked this link on my phone, and now all the
       | icons are permanently in my Google maps, without a
       | straightforward way to "unsubscribe" from the list (can't see
       | anything in the Lists section, on Android Mobile at least). If
       | anyone knows how to remove these beautiful tori icons that'd be
       | great
        
         | madethemcry wrote:
         | I had the same experience, go to layers and there you'll find
         | it under a new section "Explore". Select it to deactivate it.
        
           | memjay wrote:
           | Have the same problem. Can't see any "explore" section in the
           | layers on iOS.
        
             | inerte wrote:
             | "You" at the bottom, scroll down to Maps (icon to the
             | right). Click the Tori list item, View Map Legend, Close.
             | 
             | I had to quit the app and open it again so it shows in the
             | Maps list.
        
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