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Meoto-iwa (the Wedded Rocks the Husband-and-Wife Rocks) and the Futami Okitama Shrine, Ise. In the Shinto religion the rocks represent the union of the creator gods Izanagi and Izanami. The rocks symbolizes the union of the male (identified with the larger rock) and female through a rope of rice straw called shimenawa, that is ritually replaced several times a year. The shrine is dedicated to the food goddess Miketsu-no-Kami. It has several sculpture of frogs, believed to be incarnations of water spirits called Kapa.
Location
Ise/Mie Prefecture/Japan
Unique Identifier
ART358643
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4776px × 3184px
Photo Credit
© Vanni Archive/ Art Resource, NY
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Japanese
Shintoism
Shrine