Futamiura

Japanese: 二見浦 - ふたみがうら

This beach is located on the shores of Ise Bay in Futami-cho, Ise City, in the central-eastern part of Mie Prefecture. It is a white sand beach with green pine trees about 4km east of Imaichiki, the mouth of the Isuzu River. At the eastern end is Futami Okitama Shrine, in front of which are the famous Meoto Iwa rocks. It has been a place of purification and ablutions since ancient times, and even today worshippers at Ise Shrine perform misogi here. Since the beach was opened at the end of the Meiji period, inns have been built along the coast, and it has become a tourist destination. The Oshimenawahari Shinto ritual of linking the Meoto Iwa rocks is held on May 5th, September 5th, and on Saturdays and Sundays in mid-December.

[Tatsuo Ito]

The Married Couple Rocks of Futaminoura
It is the symbol of Futamiura. It serves as a torii gate for worshiping the Okitama Shinseki, the object of worship for Futami Okitama Shrine, which is located on the seabed about 700 meters offshore. The large rock is called Otokoiwa and the smaller rock is called Onnaiwa, and the place has been worshipped as a sacred place since ancient times. The two rocks are tied together with a large shimenawa rope, and are known as a symbol of marital harmony and matchmaking. Ise City, Mie Prefecture ©Shogakukan ">

The Married Couple Rocks of Futaminoura

The Oshimenawa-bari Shinto Ceremony at Meoto-iwa Rocks
A ritual at Futamiokitama Shrine. Three times a year, on May 5th, September 5th, and the Saturday and Sunday of mid-December, the large shimenawa that connects the male rock (left) and female rock is replaced. Each large shimenawa weighs 40kg, is 10cm thick, and is 35m long. Five large shimenawa are passed around by the hands of the shrine parishioners while Kiyariuta (woodworking song) plays. Ise City, Mie Prefecture © Futamiokitama Shrine ">

The Oshimenawa-bari Shinto Ceremony at Meoto-iwa Rocks

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

三重県中東部、伊勢市(いせし)二見町の伊勢湾岸にある海岸。五十鈴(いすず)川の河口今一色(いまいっしき)から東へ約4キロメートルの白砂青松の海岸で、東端に二見興玉(ふたみおきたま)神社があり、その前面に有名な夫婦岩(めおといわ)がある。古くから沐浴(もくよく)斎戒の地で、いまも伊勢神宮参拝者などが禊(みそぎ)を行う。明治末年に海水浴場が開設されてから旅館が建ち並び、観光地化した。夫婦岩を結ぶ大注連縄張(おおしめなわはり)神事が5月5日、9月5日、12月中旬の土・日曜日に行われる。

［伊藤達雄］

二見浦の夫婦岩
二見浦のシンボル的存在。沖合約700mの海底に沈む二見興玉神社の御神体「興玉神石」を礼拝するための鳥居の役割を果たしているという。大きい岩を男岩、小さい岩を女岩とよび、古くから神聖な場所として崇められてきた。二つの岩は大注連縄で結ばれ、夫婦円満、縁結びの象徴としても知られる。三重県伊勢市©Shogakukan">

二見浦の夫婦岩

夫婦岩の大注連縄張神事
二見興玉神社の神事。毎年5月5日、9月5日、12月中旬の土・日曜日の年3回、男岩（写真左）と女岩を結ぶ大注連縄を張り替える。大注連縄は1本の重さ40kg、太さ10cm、長さ35m。木遣唄が流れるなか、氏子たちの手によって5本の大注連縄が渡される。三重県伊勢市©二見興玉神社">

夫婦岩の大注連縄張神事

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