The Torii gates (鳥居) at Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社) give me one more reason to love historical Japan. These gates date back to 711 A.D., and as a foreigner with only a 250 year old country, 1300 years old is an age I can't even fathom. In addition to age, these grounds are said to hold over 10,000 Toriigates.

A torii (鳥居, literally bird abode, Japanese pronunciation: [to.ɾi.i]) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to sacred.

I was lucky enough to have been to this place standing right next to these heavenly doors and having walked through them. The peace and feeling is surreal and amazing.
About the time when i went to Japan for my Japan Super Science Fair.