Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in central Japan

Priests purify themselves during "Konomoto-sai," the first of a series of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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