At the typical unit, hot corrosive flue gases leaving the particulate control device (149- 182 eC) are cooled, or quenched, before entering the main absorber device.
The flue gases need to be cooled or quenched before they can be moved.
Inside the gate to the left is the Mikoshi-gura, a storeroom for the portable shrines that grace the semi-annual Toshogu Festival processions (18 May and 17 October).