"A rock shaped as a bird"? "Tori" doesn't always means "bird" it is also the name of those portals or gates in temples. So the rock is shaped as a temple's gate not a bird. I am not complaining about the translation, it is a really tough job and even voluntary, I am just sharing an interesting discovering that intrigued me while reading until I understood what had happened.
"A rock shaped as a bird"? "Tori" doesn't always means "bird" it is also the name of those portals or gates in temples. So the rock is shaped as a temple's gate not a bird. I am not complaining about the translation, it is a really tough job and even voluntary, I am just sharing an interesting discovering that intrigued me while reading until I understood what had happened.