the sacred straw rope on the prayer hall of izumo grand shrine (出雲大社拝殿注連縄) in shimane, japan

architecture asia asian attraction belief building cultural culture east eastern enclosing ethnic exterior feature grand haiden hall historic historical history indigenous izumo izumotaisha japan japanese jinja landmark okuninushi old oriental oyashiro prayer religion religious rice rope sacred shimane shimenawa shinto shrine sightseeing straw straws taisha tourism tradition traditional twisting ward wood wooden 島根 出雲 出雲大社 神社 注連縄 しめなわ しめ縄