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Japan Old Postcard Rope Bridge on Rocks Rough Sea - ISEVintage B/W Japanese Picture Postcard. Couple Rock Husband and Wife Rocks. Hide Tide, Rough Sea. ä¼å¢äºè¦æµ¦æ濤.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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