By AYA HAMADA/ Staff Writer
February 13, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Hirotaka Takeuchi prepares to place the "shimenawa" rope over the entrance to the sacred cave in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, in December 2020. (Provided by Amano-Iwatojinja shrine)
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