Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

ISE, Japan - People wearing traditional Japanese outfits cross the Uji Bridge at Ise Shrine that was renewed for the first time in 20 years during a ceremonial walk event in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2009.

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

ISE, Japan - People wearing traditional Japanese outfits cross the Uji Bridge at Ise Shrine that was renewed for the first time in 20 years during a ceremonial walk event in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2009.

Security in Ise-Shima area tightens ahead of G-7 summit

Security in Ise-Shima area tightens ahead of G-7 summit

A police officer stands guard in front of the "torii" gate at the entrance of the Uji Bridge in the Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 11, 2016. Ahead of the Ise-Shima summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations taking place on May 26 and 27, officials have enforced around-the-clock security around the shrine, a site the leaders will visit during their stay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ise Grand Shrine a place of "appreciation" at Ise-Shima summit

Ise Grand Shrine a place of "appreciation" at Ise-Shima summit

Photo taken May 25, 2016, shows the torii gate entrance at Kotaijingu, the inner shrine, leading across Uji Bridge at Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture. The most venerable shrine in Japan, it is dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the mythical ancestral sun goddess of the Imperial family. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ise Grand Shrine a place of "appreciation" at Ise-Shima summit

Ise Grand Shrine a place of "appreciation" at Ise-Shima summit

Photo taken May 25, 2016, shows a picturesque scene of the Isuzugawa river taken from Uji Bridge in the inner shrine at Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture. The most venerable shrine in Japan, it is dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the mythical ancestral sun goddess of the Imperial family. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

ISE, Japan - People wearing traditional Japanese outfits cross the Uji Bridge at Ise Shrine that was renewed for the first time in 20 years during a ceremonial walk event in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2009. (Kyodo)

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

Bridge crossing ceremony at Japan shrine

ISE, Japan - People wearing traditional Japanese outfits cross the Uji Bridge at Ise Shrine that was renewed for the first time in 20 years during a ceremonial walk event in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2009. (Kyodo)

Uji River and Iron bridge

Uji River and Iron bridge

Uji River and Iron bridge==Date:1887-1896, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)