Shinto rope over Nachi Waterfall

Shinto rope over Nachi Waterfall

SHINGU, Japan - Shinto priests set up a ''shimenawa'' sacred rope at the top of the Nachi Waterfall in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2011. The 133-meter-tall fall is maintained as a sacred site by the Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and its rope is usually renewed twice a year in July and December, but the previous rope was swept away in early September when the area was hit by flooding triggered by Typhoon Talas, leading to the day's operation. (Kyodo)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000650221
  • Registered date
  • 2011/10/19 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1889 × 1259 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 833.89(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

    Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

    "Miko" shrine attendants at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2024.
      Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

      Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

      "Miko" shrine attendants at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2024.
        Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

        Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

        A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a dragon is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of the start of the Year of the Dragon in 2024.
          Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

          Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

          A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a dragon is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of the start of the Year of the Dragon in 2024.
            Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

            Giant votive plaque at western Japan shrine

            A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a dragon is put up at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023, ahead of the start of the Year of the Dragon in 2024
              Fire festival in western Japan

              Fire festival in western Japan

              White-robed men hold up flaming torches during an annual fire festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Nachikatsuura, western Japan, on July 14, 2023.
                Fire festival in western Japan

                Fire festival in western Japan

                White-robed men hold up flaming torches during an annual fire festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Nachikatsuura, western Japan, on July 14, 2023.
                  Fire festival in western Japan

                  Fire festival in western Japan

                  White-robed men hold up flaming torches during an annual fire festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Nachikatsuura, western Japan, on July 14, 2023.
                    Fire festival in western Japan

                    Fire festival in western Japan

                    White-robed men hold up flaming torches during an annual fire festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Nachikatsuura, western Japan, on July 14, 2023.
                      "Shimenawa" straw rope replaced at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine

                      "Shimenawa" straw rope replaced at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine

                      Shinto priests at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 27, 2022, replace a large "shimenawa" straw rope with new one ahead of the New Year.