八町坂を登りきると、町石道にでますが、そこには二基の
鳥居が並んでいます。弘仁10年(819年)5月3日、丹生
明神・高野明神を空海が高野山に勧請した時、木材で
建立したといいます。

現在の石造りになったのは慶安2年(1649年)5月といわれ
ます。この鳥居のそばに120町石が立っていますが、これより
高野山までの町石道は祈りの聖道と言われ、まわりの木立の
伐採も禁じられていました。
昔から高野山への参拝者は、ここから丹生都比売神社に
参拝しました。

Futatsu Torii (Double Torii Gates)
These two torii gates stand near the 120th stone marker along the Choishi Michi (Stone Marker Trail), about one-third of the way between Jisonin Temple and the stupa in the Danjo Garan temple complex in Koyasan. According to legend, the original wooden torii were built here in 819, when the Buddhist priest Kukai (known posthumously as Kobo Daishi; 774835), the founder of Koyasan, made his way up the mountain to found the monastery complex. He built the gates to honor the goddess Niutsuhime and her son Takanomiko (Kariba Myojin), the guardian deities of Koyasan.
For over a thousand years, pilgrims have passed through these gates on their way to Niutsuhime Shrine to pay their respects to the guardian gods before starting their ascent of the mountain. On clear days, hikers can enjoy a scene that has remained relatively unchanged over the centuries: a bird’s-eye view of the rice fields of Amano village.