Itsukushima Shrine Diorama | Japanese decor

This is a diorama inspired by the famous Itsukushima Shrine in japan. The tori gate is simplified but catches the essence of the shrine. An orange sun is setting over the horizon, reflecting over the light blue waters.

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Printing instructions

I highly suggest you use a PEI Smooth Plate to print this, as components of the gate are printed in halves, and having a smooth bottom makes fitting a lot more precise.

 

Pegs are provided for alignment but are not necessary. Depending on your filament bridging capabilities, pegs may be too long because of sagging in the hole areas. In this case, you can simply align the components by hand.

Assembly instructions

Roof

The roof has four parts. Two halves are red beams and must be glued together. Then the actual roof also has two halves which must be glued onto the large red beam.

Main pillars

Two tall red pillars have slots for inserting 8 secondary beams. The main pillars have a slight inclination of 5 degrees to the left and to the right. Make sure to arrange them appropriately

Secondary pillars

Four secondary pillars attach to the two main pillars by means of 8 secondary beams which simply slot in the holes provided. Four black “hat” pieces must be glued onto each secondary pillar.

Sun

The sun is split into two halves and a white holder should be glued into the halves. When the sun sphere is assembled, it can slot into the appropriate hole in the diorama base. Sun reflections are three rounded rectangles which slot into the appropriate holes.

Last pieces

Last, slot all pillars into the round holes in the diorama base and glue the roof onto the two main red pillars.