Meoto Iwa, The Married Rocks in Futami, Mie, Japan, in Monochrome

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Meoto Iwa, the Married Rocks, at Futami Okitama Shinto Shrine in Futami Town, Mie Prefecture, Japan, in monochrome. The rope joining the rocks is made of rice straw is called a shimenawa and indicates that the area is sacred. A torii gate stands on the larger rock. A long exposure blurs and smooths the waves.

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Size: 4608px × 3456px
Location: Futami Okitama Shrine, Futami Town, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Peter Elvin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: asia, asian, black, couple, gate, iwa, japan, japanese, married, meoto, monochrome, ocean, pair, religion, rock, rocks, rope, sacred, sea, shimenawa, shinto, shrine, sighseeing, torii, tourism, tourist, travel, water, wave, waves, white