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Mon (architecture)
Japanese term for gate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mon (門, gate) is a generic Japanese term for gate often used, either alone or as a suffix, in referring to the many gates used by Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and traditional-style buildings and castles.
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