By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
July 25, 2023 at 07:00 JST
The main object of worship at Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine is the 45-meter-tall giant white rock that looms over visitors as they approach. It is said to be the grave of Izanami-no-Mikoto, the mother of the gods in Japanese mythology. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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