Pilgrim bows in reverence before the massive trunk of the ancient, sacred Nagi tree wrapped with a shimenawa rope within the grounds of Kumano...
Two travelers walk toward the grand vermilion entrance gateway adorned with a thick braided shimenawa rope at Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu,...
Visitors pass beneath a massive braided straw shimenawa rope hanging across the main red wooden gateway at the entrance of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in...
An international traveler uses a smartphone to photograph the sacred straw shimenawa rope and ceremonial banners framing the main wooden gate at...
International tourists and spiritual pilgrims walk along a stone-paved approach toward the Shinmon gate at Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine in Hongu,...
Spiritual pilgrims walk through a massive wooden torii gate to ascend the forest-lined stone steps leading into the main sanctuary of Kumano Hongu...
Paper 'Omikuji' fortunes are tied to ropes at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This common...
traditional japanese shrine facade at matsumoto shrine, matsumoto, nagano prefecture, japan - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
Shimenawa, sacred straw ropes, is seen surrounding snow-covered trees on the mountain in snow on January 3, 2026 in Tanbasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture,...
amakusa, kumamoto, kyushu, japan, - 23 december 2024 -sunset view from kuratake shrine at mount kuradake, unzen amakusa national park, kumanoto, kyushu - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
Priests from Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a giant sacred "shimenawa" rope with a new one above Nachi Falls during a year-end ritual in...
Ton "shimenawa" sacred laid straw rope is replaced with a new one at Miyajidake shrine in Fukutsu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec....
Ton "shimenawa" sacred laid straw rope is replaced with a new one at Miyajidake shrine in Fukutsu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec....
Ton "shimenawa" sacred laid straw rope is replaced with a new one at Miyajidake shrine in Fukutsu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec....
Ton "shimenawa" sacred laid straw rope is replaced with a new one at Miyajidake shrine in Fukutsu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec....
Shinto priests at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a large "shimenawa" sacred rope with a new one at a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama...
Shinto priests at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a large "shimenawa" sacred rope with a new one at a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama...
scenic rocks with shimenawa rope (hatago iwa rocks) in shika town, ishikawa prefecture at dusk - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
scenic rocks with shimenawa rope (hatago iwa rocks) in shika town, ishikawa prefecture at sunset - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
Shimenawa, sacred ropes are on sale in preparation for the New Year at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine circa December 1933 in Osaka, Japan.
oosugi, ancient giant cedar treated as a sacred tree in a forest in tamaki shrine, nara prefecture - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
Farmers produce shimenawa, sacred ropes which are used as the New Year ornament on December 18, 1929 in Kamigamo, Kyoto, Japan.
People check Shimenawa sacred ropes at a stall in preparation for the New Year on December 27, 1934 in Japan.
close up of shide hanging from shimenawa rope with metal lantern at the itsukushima shrine in miyajima, japan. - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
shide hanging from shimenawa rope with metal lantern at the itsukushima shrine in miyajima, japan. - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
old wooden doorway with shimenawa and shide to denote its sanctity or purity at the kitano tenmangu shrine in kyoto, japan. - 注連繩 個照片及圖片檔
The Shimenawa sacred rope for New Year's Day is seen on January 01, 2025 in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. On January 1 a powerful 7.5 magnitude...
People attaching Shimenawa decorations at Ninja-City Station on the Iga Railway for New Year's preparations on December 26, 2024 in Iga, Mie, Japan.
Stall selling Shimenawa, sacred ropes is seen at Ginza district on December 27, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shimenawa, new year ornaments are seen as Toshi-no-Ichi year-end market opens on December 14, 1946 in Tokyo, Japan.
