Sacred water-taking ritual at shrine on Mt. Daisen, western Japan

Sacred water-taking ritual at shrine on Mt. Daisen, western Japan

Shinto priests take sacred water from a pond at Ogamiyama Shrine's Okunomiya (main shrine) near the top of Mt. Daisen in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2015, as part of a traditional ritual to pray for worshippers' health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

The cave on Enoshima Island

The cave on Enoshima Island

Photographer unknown. Entitled 1101 Cave at Enoshima. The entrance to the cave, Oniwaya, and a pier-like wooden passage is visible at the bottom of the cliff. This cave, the focal point of Enoshima worship, is also called Ryukutsu, Hongu Iwaya, or Okunomiya. The same photograph, tinted with color, is on display at the Yokohama Archives of History.==Date:unknown, Place:Enoshima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐49‐0]

The cave on Enoshima Island

The cave on Enoshima Island

The entrance to the cave called Iwaya number one at Enoshima, a view similar to that in #2242 and #4874. The cave eroded by the sea was called Oniwaya, Hongu Iwaya, or Okunomiya. There is a wooden passageway with railing to the right. Said to have been taken by Shimooka Renjo (1823-1914), this photograph bears the note Cave of Yenoshima.==Date:unknown, Place:Enoshima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐42‐0]

The cave on Enoshima Island

The cave on Enoshima Island

Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo (1856-?). Entitled 96, Cave at Enoshima. This eroded sea cave was called Okunomiya. A passageway is visible on the right. Until the end of the Edo Period, this was the site of both Buddhist and Shinto worship. However, at the beginning of the Meiji Period, Buddhist structures were demolished. Since then, the shrine consists mainly of the Okunomiya and Enoshima shrine buildings.==Date:unknown, Place:Enoshima, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐95‐0]