この道の先、神々は眠っている——⛩️

Countless vermilion torii gates line the sky, and beyond them stretches an endless starry sky. Each gate is of a different height, lower at the front and becoming larger as you go further back, inviting your gaze like a staircase leading to space. The stars are pale blue, clustered together like tiny specks, each one shining like cold crystal. The shadow of the torii gate below is deep black, its outline fading into obscurity. From the center of the torii gate, lying on the ground, I gaze up at the sky, which stretches infinitely in the distance, and the starlight reflects off the pillars of the gates, creating what seems like a tunnel of light. The jet black and vermilion contrast with the pale blue of the stars, creating a mystical tone that makes it seem as if time has stopped. Occasionally, a greenish shooting star appears in the sky, then quietly disappears.