The sacred papers tare was hung over the torii of a small shrine found in Kawagoe. There are several ways of making sacred paper, and from what I have seen, the sacred paper here seem to be made in the Yoshida style. The shrine grounds are empty and quiet. The sacred papers were waiting for worshippers to arrive, blowing in the gentle breeze.
A sacred paper is one of the sacred objects, a kind of object other than a sacred offering dedicated to the gods in Shinto rituals. In the past, sumo wrestling was also a Shinto ritual, so the custom of tying a shimenawa with sacred papers attached to it remains when a yokozuna enters the ring.
Sep 2005 SAITAMA STILL LIFE | |
KAWAGOE SHRINE TORII |
No
173
Shooting Date
Aug 2005
Posted On
September 11, 2005
Modified On
July 5, 2024
Place
Kawagoe, Saitama
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V