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A closeup of the gate for Himure Hachiman Shrine, Omi-Hachiman, Japan, showing the shimenawa and other decorations, with the shrine in the background.
Senior woman and her adult daughter praying together at a temple. Okayama, Japan
Mie, Japan- September 28th, 2023:  Shrine near Sacred Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks) at Futami, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Tokyo, Japan - October 7, 2023:  A large wooden torii gate the park path leading to the Meiji Shrine, in Tokyo Japan dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken in Tokyo
Japanese gardens are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape.
Tokyo, Japan- 18 May 2024: Giant grass shoes on the wall at Sensoji temple in Tokyo which dedicated from Yamagata prefecture to the shrine
Scenery of the mountain path and precincts of Yakuouin Takao, shooting record Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan.
Kamakura, Japan - August 20, 2011: Zeniarai Benten Ugafuku Shrine is one of a Shinto shrine in JAPAN. Wash money & pray for prosperity in business at a shrine which stands quietly in a cave in a mountain.
Nagano Prefecture August 11, 2020: This is Togakushi Forest in Nagano Prefecture. It has been known as a sacred place since ancient times. A cedar tree that is about 400 years old grows along the old path. The ancient path leads to Togakushi Shrine.
Kyoto, Japan- February 10th, 2023: Chohoji (Rokkakudo) Temple, a Historic hexagonal Buddhist temple at Donomaecho, Nakagyo, Kyoto, Japan
Japanese Styled Sandals in Front of Engawa
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Kasama city, Ibaraki prefecture.
nagasaki, kyushu - december 14 2021: Japanese Shintoist Kazagashira-Daigongen shrine in Kazagashira Park adorned with a giant Oo-Shimenawa rice straw or hemp rope festooned with shide paper streamers.
Photographed from the public road side of the Japanese-style entrance of a private house found in Kamakura, photographed data March 19, 2024, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kamakura City, Japan.
Tokyo, Japan-January 4, 2023:\nThe photo shows a big crowd under the police traffic control, waiting in front of the Torii Gate and the South Sacred Gate (Romon Gate) of Meiji-Jingu Shrine before entering the ground of the Main Hall.\nDuring the New Year season, the gate is elaborately decorated to welcome the year with various signs, including the picture of Oriental zodiac. The year 2023 is year of the rabbit.\nAbout 3 million people visit Meiji-jingu Shrine during the three days of New Year, to pray for their health and good luck for the year.\nMeiji-Jingu Shrine, a Shinto shrine, was established in 1920 and dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852-1914) and his consort Empress Shoken (1850-1914); the great grand parents of the current Emperor Naruhito.\nAll visitors, as it has now become customary, wear protective face mask to prevent Corona virus pandemic.
Tokyo, Japan - Sept, 2017: A man planting iris in a field with hat in front of a pavilion which have asian style roof in Yoyogi park, Shibuya-ku
A woman walks through a large circle.\nChinowa-kuguri involves passing through a ring several meters in diameter woven with grass called thatch near the torii gate on the approach to the shrine.Passing through it purifies the mind and body, wards off misfortune, and prays for good health, warding off evil, and the safety of the family.Go through the figure 8 three times.It is held around June 30th and December 31st at many shrines.\n<Procedure>\n・After entering the shrine, wash your hands and mouth at the chozuya. In front of Chinowa, bow to the main shrine.\n・Start with your left foot and go counterclockwise while stepping over the ring with your left foot.Go around the left side of the circle, return to the front and bow once.\n・Next, start with your right foot and go clockwise while stepping over the ring with your right foot.After going around the right side of the circle, return to the front and bow once.\n・ Once again, turn counterclockwise from the left foot.Stand in front of the circle and bow. At the end, go through the ring and visit the worship hall.
Takeo, Saga, Japan - June 3, 2019 : Takeo Japanese Shinto Shrine
A japanese style garden in fall. The autumn foliage makes it perfect.
A beautiful wilderness in Japan with sacred Iwakura rocks for Shinto prayer surrounded by lush trees
Closed forest footpath, with blank Japanese style bulletin board.
Kyoto, Japan - July 7, 2012 - A Japanese worker cleans at the Fushimi Inari shrine. In 2011, the shrine celebrated its 1300th birthday. In the first three days of each new year, over 3 million people flock to Fushimi-Inari for their first shrine visit of the year.
Kashiwa city, Chiba Prefecture.
Scenery of Saigo Takamori Cave
Tokyo, Japan - October 7, 2023:  A large wooden torii gate marking the entrance to the public Yoyogi park, in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken in Tokyo
Kamakura,Kanagawa prefecture,japan/Apr 16,2018:The gate of Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine.Chinese characters mean \
Two tourists visiting a Japanese shrine in Okayama Prefecture while on vacation
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