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Japan Old Postcard Couple-Rock BRIDGE & Okitama ShrineVintage Japanese B/W Picture Post Card, Coast, Husband & Wife / Couple Rocks. Famous Places in Futami. Coast. Beach. Showing Okitama Shrine.Background: The Meoto-iwa, or Wedded Rocks, considered to be male and female, are named Izanagi and Izanami and represent the primal couple in Japanese traditional history. According to legend, it is from this couple did all the Japanese islands arise. The rocks are also deemed husband and wife, and, as such, are joined in matrimony by sacred ropes called shimenawa, made from braided rice stalks. The ropes, which weigh almost a tonne.
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