Izumo Taisha Shrine Shimenawa - one of Japan's most important Shinto shrines. There are no records of exactly when Izumo Taisha was built but it is...
Izumo Taisha Shrine Shimenawa - one of Japan's most important Shinto shrines. There are no records of exactly when Izumo Taisha was built but it is...
Isanohama Beach and Benten Shrine is a few minutes east of Izumo Grand Shrine at Inasanohama beach where all the deities land on their way to Izumo...
Japan, Honshu, Shimane, Izumo. Priests striking large drum during worship at Izumo-Taisha one of the oldest Shinto shrines in the country dedicated...
Shinto priests at the Izumo temple in Japan. The temple houses a shrine dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, a Shinto deity who is believed to have...
Shimenawa are ropes found at Shinto shrines, the grandest and largest of which is found at Izumo Taisha. They are strung across torii gates that are...
Old Taisha Station - The JR Taisha Line was once a branch line of JR West that connected Izumoshi Station on the Sanin Line with Izumo Taisha...
Old Taisha Station - The JR Taisha Line was once a branch line of JR West that connected Izumoshi Station on the Sanin Line with Izumo Taisha...
Old Taisha Station - The JR Taisha Line was once a branch line of JR West that connected Izumoshi Station on the Sanin Line with Izumo Taisha...
Ema Wishes at Izumo Taisha Shrine - one of Japan's most important Shinto shrines. There are no records of exactly when Izumo Taisha was built but it...
Old Taisha Station - The JR Taisha Line was once a branch line of JR West that connected Izumoshi Station on the Sanin Line with Izumo Taisha...
Old Taisha Station - The JR Taisha Line was once a branch line of JR West that connected Izumoshi Station on the Sanin Line with Izumo Taisha...
Singer Kenji Sawada and actress Yuko Tanaka are seen during their wedding at Izumo Taisha Shrine on November 12, 1989 in Taisha, Shimane, Japan.
Runners start during the 29th Izumo Ekiden at Izumo Taisha Shrine on October 9, 2017 in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
Runners start during the 29th Izumo Ekiden at Izumo Taisha Shrine on October 9, 2017 in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
Japan - Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji throws bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to...
General view of Izumo Taisha shrine is seen after Princess Noriko of Takamado and priest Kunimaro Senge engagement announced on May 27, 2014 in...
General view of Izumo Taisha shrine is seen after Princess Noriko of Takamado and priest Kunimaro Senge engagement announced on May 27, 2014 in...
Princess Kiko of Akishino is seen during her visit to Izumo Taisha Shrine on March 13, 2014 in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
Chokushi, messengers of the Emperor, carrying the 'Karabitsu' process toward the main hall during the Raisairei at Izumo Taisha Shrine on May 14,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk to the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk a corridor of the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge speak to media after their wedding ceremony at the Izumo Taisha grand shrine on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk to the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge speak to media after their wedding ceremony at the Izumo Taisha grand shrine on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk to the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk to the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk to the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on October 5,...
Bride Princess Noriko of Takamado and groom Kunimaro Senge walk to the hall in the Izumo Taisha grand shrine for their wedding ceremony on October 5,...
Work to replace the "shimenawa" sacred straw rope hanging at the Kagura-den hall at Izumo Taisha shrine in Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, western...
Runners in the first leg start in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine during the 37th Izumo All Japan University Ekiden on October 13, 2025 in Izumo,...
Runners in the first leg start in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine during the 37th Izumo All Japan University Ekiden on October 13, 2025 in Izumo,...
Runners in the first leg start in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine during the 37th Izumo All Japan University Ekiden on October 13, 2025 in Izumo,...
Prince Haruhito Kanin and Princess Naoko Kanin visit Izumo Taisha Shrine circa November 1936 in Taisha, Shimane, Japan.
Prince Kunihisa Kuni and Tadako Matsura are seen at their wedding at Izumo Taisha Tokyo on September 6, 1928 in Tokyo, Japan.
Prince Kotohito Kanin departs to visit Izumo Taisha Shrine on April 17, 1933 in Taisha, Shimane, Japan.
People make the first shrine visit of the New Year at Izumo Taisha Shrine on January 4, 1935 in Kizuki, Shimane, Japan.