Torii Gate and Shimenawa Rope on Shoreline Rocks

The small torii gate that sits atop the larger rock (left) is mostly dedicated to the God of the as the local fishing village has a long history of depending on the bounties of the sea for their survival. The shimenawa rope “weds” the two rocks together and sets the boundary between the world of man and the sacred world of the kami (god or deity), which extends from the two rocks to the shrine located inland.