Long-exposure of two large rocks named Ushitsuki-Iwa (lit. cow-ashore-rocks) after some cows escaped death by climbing onto the rocks after a huge flo

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Long-exposure of two large rocks named Ushitsuki-Iwa (lit. cow-ashore-rocks) after some cows escaped death by climbing onto the rocks after a huge flood washed the local village and livestock out to sea. The villagers later put a shrine on the larger rock and “tied” the rocks together with a shimenawa rope to pray for safety of the harbor and fishing vessels.

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Size: 5405px × 3594px
Location: Izu, Japan
Photo credit: © Daisei Iketani / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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