People were looking up at the very thick shimenawa rope displayed at Izumo Taisha Shrine

People At The Building For Praying

Woman Walking Beside The Main Hall Of Izumo Taisha

Praying Young Woman

Torii At The Approach To Izumo Taisha

Usually, October Of The Lunar Calendar Is Called 'kan-na-zuki,' But In Izumo, It Is Called 'kami-ari-zuki' -普通は旧暦の10月を神無月と言うのだけれど出雲では神在月と言う

Woman Praying At Izumo Taisha

Paper Fortunes Under The Tree

Umbrella In Izumo Taisha

Figure In The Puddle

Windmills Under The Clouds

Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse Has The Tallest Light Tower In Japan For A Stone Lighthouse

Beam Of Light

Since When Did Sugawara No Michizane Come To Be Worshipped As A 'god Of Learning' Rather Than A 'grudge Spirit'?

A Thick Shimenawa Looks Like A Ginseng

Looking Back At The Approach Up The Hill At Yamanoue Daijingu Shrine, Hakodate Bay Awaited At The End Of The Slope

Shinto Priests Hurriedly Opening The Doors And Fixing The Paper Hangings Were Like Preparing For The Opening Of A Theme Park

A Flat Mound Is Located In The Precincts Of The Shrine, Which Is The Origin Of The Shrine's Name

Sacred Rope At Daita Hachiman Jinja Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu's Maiden

The Akatsuka Suwa Shrine, Which Seemed So Plain, Has A Magnificent Zuishinmon Gate

Camphor Tree In Ueno Toshogu Shrine

Kenkun Shrine, Dedicated To Oda Nobunaga, Was Built About 300 Years After Nobunaga Died At Honno-ji

In The Kyoto Imperial Garden, There Remains A Residence Shrine That Was Built On The Site Of A Former Court Noble's Residence

The Blessing Of The Samukawa Shrine Is Protection From All Directions

Like Traditional Japanese Custom, Myanmar People Seem To Sleep On Sleeping Mats On The Floor

Sultan Ahmed Mosque Has Six Minarets

Stark-naked Boy And Grandma

It's Hard To Tell If Indonesian Kinship Names Are Older Or Younger

The Line On The Forehead Is A Religious Mark Called A Tilaka, Which Indicates The Religious Denomination Believed In By Color And Shape

The Newly Completed Shibuya Sakura Stage Has An Intricate Escalator Structure, Perhaps Reflecting Its Complexity