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The porch has always been commonplace in Japanese houses. However, with the times, the number of Japanese-style houses has decreased, and at the same time, the chances of seeing the porch have decreased.

Devotee leaves Shinto shrine, Higashi-chiya, Kanazawa, Honshu, Japan. Higashi-chiya in Kanazawa is the district of tea houses, traditionally used since the Edo period for Geisha entertainment. Honshu, Japan’s main island with most of the country’s major cities and cultural sites. From the busy global hub of Tokyo for finance, industry, fashion and cuisine to Mount Fuji, the iconic, snow-capped volcano and the city of Kyoto, famed for Zen temples, gardens and traditional geisha entertainment

Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan - May 03, 2006：Temple gate at Kawagoe historical townscape since the Edo period

$Tokyo, Japan-January 3, 2020:\nThe photo shows a big crowd under the police traffic control, waiting in front of the Torii Gate and the South Sacred Gate (Romon Gate) of Meiji-jingu Shrine before entering the ground of the Main Hall. A huge number of people visit Meiji-jingu Shrine during the New Year's days, to pray for their health and good luck for the year. During the New Year season, the South Sacred Gate is elaborately decorated to welcome the year with various signs, including the picture of Oriental zodiac. The year 2020 is the year of the rat. \nMeiji-jingu Shrine, a Shinto shrine, was established in 1920 and dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852-1914) and his consort Empress Shoken (1850-1914); the great great grandparents of the current Emperor Naruhito. \nThe average number of people to visit Meiji-jingu Shrine during the first three days of New Year is said to be over 3 million, No 1 spot in the whole Japan.$