A sacred rope called Shimenawa was spanned between the trees

Sacred rope in Meiji Jingu
Shot at Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Harajuku, Tokyo
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In front of the prayers' hall, two tall gingko tree were towering. And a rope connected them. The rope which is lengths of braided rice straw rope is used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.

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Jun 2011 STILL LIFE TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

5519

Shooting Date

Apr 2011

Posted On

June 16, 2011

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Harajuku, Tokyo

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

OLYMPUS PEN E-P2

Lens

M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42MM

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