Ise, Mie
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Ise, formerly called Ujiyamada, is a city in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. The city has a long-standi
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Meoto Iwa
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Meoto Iwa, or Married Couple Rocks, are a kind of rock formation seen as religiously significant in Shinto. They are a subtype of Iwakura rock.
Ise, Mie
…the entrance to the Inner Shrine. It has a large concentration of eateries. Taiko performances can be heard here sometimes, usually on the weekends. The Wedded Rocks (夫婦岩, meoto-iwa): Located at Futami Okitama Shrine (二見興玉神社) in northeastern Ise. The rocks have been enshrined and are thus considered gods. Ise-Shima…
Meoto Iwa, the wedded rocks, daytime
Meoto Iwa, the wedded rocks, at dusk
No. 27 in the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858.
In Sado, Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture