Literally: "Husband-Wife-Rocks" The two rocks are connected by a Shimenawa rope and are considered sacred for the neighboring Okitama Shrine, in which the food goddess Miketsu is revered. In Shintō mythology, they represent the connection of the Kami Izanagi and Izanami, in a broader sense they thus also stand for the marriage of man and woman. The rope, weighing over one ton, must be replaced several times a year in a special ceremony. The larger rock, which is supposed to be male, has a small Torii on its top. At low tide, the two rocks are not separated from each other by water. The rocks and the Okitama Shrine are located near the Great Shrine of Ise, the highest sanctuary in Shrine-Shintō.Literally: "Husband-Wife-Rocks" The two rocks are connected by a Shimenawa rope and are considered sacred for the neighboring Okitama Shrine, in which the food goddess Miketsu is revered. In Shintō mythology, they represent the connection of the Kami Izanagi and Izanami, in a broader sense they thus also stand for the marriage of man and woman. The rope, weighing over one ton, must be replaced several times a year in a special ceremony. The larger rock, which is supposed to be male, has a small Torii on its top. At low tide, the two rocks are not separated from each other by water. The rocks and the Okitama Shrine are located near the Great Shrine of Ise, the highest sanctuary in Shrine-Shintō.Wörtlich: „Ehemann-Ehefrau-Felsen“
Die beiden Felsen sind durch ein Shimenawa-Seil verbunden und gelten für den benachbarten Okitama-Schrein, in dem die Nahrungsgöttin Miketsu verehrt wird, als Heiligtümer. In der Shintō-Mythologie repräsentieren sie die Verbindung der Kami Izanagi und Izanami, im weiteren Sinne stehen sie somit auch für die Ehe von Mann und Frau. Das über eine Tonne wiegende Seil muss mehrmals pro Jahr in einer speziellen Zeremonie ersetzt werden. Der größere Felsen, der männlich sein soll, hat ein kleines Torii auf seiner Spitze. Bei Ebbe sind die beiden Felsen nicht durch Wasser voneinander getrennt.
Die Felsen und der Okitama-Schrein befinden sich nahe dem Großen Schrein von Ise, dem höchsten Heiligtum im Schrein-Shintō.
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Literally: "Husband-Wife-Rocks" The two rocks are connected by a Shimenawa rope and are considered sacred for the neighboring Okitama Shrine, in which the food goddess Miketsu is revered. In Shintō mythology, they represent the connection of the Kami Izanagi and Izanami, in a broader sense they thus also stand for the marriage of man and woman. The rope, weighing over one ton, must be replaced several times a year in a special ceremony. The larger rock, which is supposed to be male, has a small Torii on its top. At low tide, the two rocks are not separated from each other by water. The rocks and the Okitama Shrine are located near the Great Shrine of Ise, the highest sanctuary in Shrine-Shintō.Literally: "Husband-Wife-Rocks" The two rocks are connected by a Shimenawa rope and are considered sacred for the neighboring Okitama Shrine, in which the food goddess Miketsu is revered. In Shintō mythology, they represent the connection of the Kami Izanagi and Izanami, in a broader sense they thus also stand for the marriage of man and woman. The rope, weighing over one ton, must be replaced several times a year in a special ceremony. The larger rock, which is supposed to be male, has a small Torii on its top. At low tide, the two rocks are not separated from each other by water. The rocks and the Okitama Shrine are located near the Great Shrine of Ise, the highest sanctuary in Shrine-Shintō.Wörtlich: „Ehemann-Ehefrau-Felsen“Die beiden Felsen sind durch ein Shimenawa-Seil verbunden und gelten für den benachbarten Okitama-Schrein, in dem die Nahrungsgöttin Miketsu verehrt wird, als Heiligtümer. In der Shintō-Mythologie repräsentieren sie die Verbindung der Kami Izanagi und Izanami, im weiteren Sinne stehen sie somit auch für die Ehe von Mann und Frau. Das über eine Tonne wiegende Seil muss mehrmals pro Jahr in einer speziellen Zeremonie ersetzt werden. Der größere Felsen, der männlich sein soll, hat ein kleines Torii auf seiner Spitze. Bei Ebbe sind die beiden Felsen nicht durch Wasser voneinander getrennt.
Die Felsen und der Okitama-Schrein befinden sich nahe dem Großen Schrein von Ise, dem höchsten Heiligtum im Schrein-Shintō.