OSAKA, Oct 03 (News On Japan) –
The “Otsuna-kake Shinji” ritual, a convention that has endured for 1300 years on the famend Iwaya Shrine in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, usually considered Japan’s most historical shrine, was held on Monday.
A 170-meter-long thick rope was utilized in a ‘tug-of-war’ to attach a large rock that’s 45 meters excessive with pillars within the shrine grounds. It is believed that touching this rope brings good luck.
The shrine suffered harm throughout Typhoon No. 7 in August, felling a number of of its bushes.
About 300 folks participated within the ceremony, elevating thunderous applause when the thick rope, securely mounted to the large rock, was efficiently stretched to the shoreline and hung throughout the shrine grounds.
Japan’s oldest shrine holds ritual ‘tug-of-war’
News On Japan – Oct 03
The “Otsuna-kake Shinji” ritual, a convention that has endured for 1300 years on the famend Iwaya Shrine in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, usually considered Japan’s most historical shrine, was held on Monday.
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