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Futami Okitama Jinja

三重県

Sacred purification site before visiting Ise — the Meoto-iwa wedded rocks bound by rope frame the summer solstice sunrise

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JR二見浦駅から徒歩約8分

三重県伊勢市二見町江575

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Enshrined Deity

猿田彦大神

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Overview

A shrine renowned for the spectacular scenery of the Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks) and Futamigaura coast, where worshippers have traditionally performed ritual purification before visiting the Grand Shrine of Ise. The sacred stone of Saruta Hiko no Kami, the "Okitama Sacred Stone," is said to lie submerged beneath the sea, and the Meoto Iwa standing before it — two rocks joined by a great sacred rope (…

Origins

The exact founding date of Futami Okitama Shrine remains unknown, but this site, where the sacred spirit stone of the deity Sarutahiko-no-Okami is believed to rest beneath the sea, has long been venerated as a sacred place since ancient times. The shore of Futamigaura was celebrated in poems of the …

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Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.

Derived from the enshrined deity "猿田彦大神"