A sacred rope was hung between the trees

Sacred rope in Meiji Jingu
Shot at Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Harajuku, Tokyo
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Two trees were planted just in front of the prayer hall. And a Shimenawa, a rice straw rope used for ritual purification, was spanned between the trees. Besides, two Shide, zigzag-shaped paper streamer, were hung from it. Many worshipers were coming to the prayer hall. And I could see them through the rope.

Most of them seemed not to care about this sacred tree in the precinct. Yet the trees stood statuesquely.

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Jan 2008 STILL LIFE TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

1305

Shooting Date

Oct 2007

Posted On

January 7, 2008

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Harajuku, Tokyo

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

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