By AYA HAMADA/ Staff Writer
February 13, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Hirotaka Takeuchi, left, carries the "shimenawa" rope with a partner at the Amano-Iwatojinja shrine in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, in December. (Provided by Amano-Iwatojinja shrine)
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