Announcing the #JoiTorii Project

 Purple Torii - Ohio


The #JoiTorii Project is an attempt to bring the world together through technology and photography. It strives to bring a little bit of the mysterious to the everyday; a bit of fun and whimsy to the staid and normal.

Anyone can participate! All you need is access to a 3d printer.  I have uploaded my Pocket Torii to ThingiverseCults3D, and Pinshape for anyone to download and print.

Don’t have a printer?  That’s OK,  you can also buy a little Torii for $8.00 from my Shapeways shop

Once you have your printed torii bring it with you and take a photo of it!  Tag the photo #joitorii on Instgram/Tumblr/Twitter so we can see where all the little gates end up around the world.

Eventually, I would like to collect the most interesting and inspiring photos into a book. I would like to write the unique story about how and where the Torii was photographed and the person who took the photo.

Orange Torii Indy

About Torii

Only found at Shinto shrines, a Torii Gate demarcates the overlap between our world and the world of spirits (kami). These places of overlap are where people and kami can most easily interact.

Some Torii gates, such as the Itsukushima Shrine are quite large. The Joi Konpurekkusu Pocket Torii is a whimsical pocket sized interpretation of Torii that pays homage to traditional forms. The top beam, the kasagi, is reinforced underneath by a second horizontal lintel called the shimaki. Finally the intersecting beam, the nuki, connects the two main pillars, or hashira, each of which curve upward.

The Joi Konpurekkusu Pocket Torii is the perfect travel companion!  At home wherever you go, just place it at the special places you visit around the world. 

Use the #JoiTorii tag to see where others have photographed their Torii. 

 Red Torii- ohio

The more photos and tags the more linked we all become!