Keywords: ShintoShrineHyakudoIshiM0872.jpg This photograph shows a Shinto shrine Jinja The upright stone in the foreground is a hyakudo-ishi one-hundred-times stone A worshipper with a special prayer will visit the shrine a hundred times praying on each visit After praying the worshipper must go away from the shrine at least around this hyakudo-ishi for the next visit to count as a separate visit The shrine is within the grounds of Wakayama Castle I took the photo and contribute my rights in the file to the public domain; individuals and organizations retain rights to images in it Wakayama Castle Hyakudoishi 2005-12-04 own assumed Fg2 |