The Great Gate at Shiba (Shiba Daimon)

Shiba Daimon — the Great Gate at Shiba — was the massive main gate of Zojoji Temple in Minato ward, Tokyo, rebuilt after the 1923 earthquake in the distinctive triple-vaulted style (sangedatsumon) characteristic of the largest Edo-period Buddhist gates. This 1926 oban shows the gate in a clear-weather view — the three-arched structure rising above the surrounding rooftops, its scale emphasizing the temple precinct's historical prominence before the modern city enclosed it.