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Bath–Tsugaru Sister City Torii Gate

Bath, ME

An authentic Japanese torii gate stands unexpectedly on Bath’s waterfront as a symbol of the city’s relationship with Tsugaru, Japan. The connection grew from the 1889 rescue of shipwrecked American sailors from a Bath-built vessel off the Japanese coast.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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