Kansai/Gallery

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A collection of images about Kansai.
Kansai gallery
Futami (二見) hosts the Okitami-jinja (興玉神) or 'Frog Shrine',[1] and the Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩), 'Wedded Rocks'.
(CC) Photo: John Stephenson
Futami (二見) hosts the Okitami-jinja (興玉神) or 'Frog Shrine',[1] and the Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩), 'Wedded Rocks'.
A sign marks one spot where Shiga and Mie prefectures meet, at the summit of Mount Gozaisho (御在所).
(CC) Photo: John Stephenson
A sign marks one spot where Shiga and Mie prefectures meet, at the summit of Mount Gozaisho (御在所).

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 'Frog' (蛙 kaeru) and the verb 'come back' (帰る kaeru) sound very similar in Japanese; therefore, frogs are associated with a safe journey.
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