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Japanese Shinto religion understands that all objects have a spirit including the energy in a tree, Japan, Asia

Shinto priest blessing a group of Sanja Festival participants in a religious ceremony in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Blue hour in Shimogamo Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the largest snowfall on Kyoto in the last 50 years, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Tourists walking under the torii gate of Miyajima at low tide, Itsukushima, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Backlit Shinto torii with traditional house beyond, Hida Folk Village, Hida No Sato, Takayama, Hida district, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Meoto-Iwa, Wedded Rocks off the coast of Futamigaura Beach, Futami Town on the in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Meoto-Iwa, Wedded Rocks off the coast of Futamigaura Beach, Futami Town on the in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Japanese woman with kimono under blossoming cherry trees, Torii gate at Takenaka-Inari-Jinja shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shrine maiden handing out holy sake, rice wine, for the participants of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the Mikage shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Bride and groom, bride with traditional hair hood in the Shimogamo shrine, Kyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia

Archers kneeling in the Shrine courtyard after devotion at the archery ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Aoi Festival, procession from Shimogamo Shrine to Kamigamo Shrine, sunshade bearer with a court lady of Saio dai wearing traditional costumes from the Heian period, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Musician at the Matsuri, shrine festival at the Hirano Shrine, with a wooden mouth organ, Sho, Japanese flute, Ryuteki, flute, Hichiriki, in the Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

12 meters large bamboo torches are lit at the Shinto shrine at the Autumn Matsuri, religious festival, Iwakura in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

For a fire-Matsuri in Autumn torches are lit in each district and carried through the streets to the Shinto shrine, Iwakura in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Girl in a kimono, procession to the shrine festival Matsuri, Kintano Tenmango Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Archers at the archery ceremonial kneeling at shooting position in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Beginning of the procession from the Shimogamo to the Mikage shrine at Mt. Mikage, west of the Hie Mountain, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Children wearing clothing from the Heian Period at the Shintoistic horse race in the Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Aoi festival, procession from the Imperial Palace to the Shimogamo Shrine, court lady of the Saio dai in traditional costume from the Heian period, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Saio dai, main character of the Aoi Festival, with extremely expensive Kimono, going to a Shinto ceremony in the Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Women and priests in kimonos of the Heian period during a Shinto prayer, Aoi Festival, in the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Sake vault is a traditional Japanese alcoholic drink. drinking a cup of sake in the temple meant an act of unity with higher powers. The temple and shrine of Nikko Tosho-gu

Return of the procession to the Shimogamo shrine, ritual dances in front of the Sacred Horse, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shinto priests at archery opening ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, striding through entrance gate, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Return of the procession from the Hie mountain to the Shimogamo shrine, end of the ceremonial acts, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

KYOTO, JAPAN, JUNE 15, 2015: Japanese text written on colorful red torii gates supports repeating at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine with no people present in Kyoto, Japan. Vertical copy space

KYOTO, JAPAN, JUNE 15, 2015: Japanese text written on colorful red torii gates supports repeating at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine without people present in Kyoto, Japan. Horizontal copy space

Repeating red columns of an outdoor hallway around outside of Kasuga-Taisha Shinto shrine at Todai-ji temple complex in Nara, Japan, Asia

Many small signs or plaques called wooden ema tags carrying written visitor messages and wishes hanging in front of a shinto shrine at the Todai-ji temple complex in Nara, Japan. Vertical

Women wearing historical clothing from the Heian period, procession through a residential area, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Hiker stands between big old trees, stony path in the forest to the Hirou-jinja Shinto shrine, pilgrim path Kumano Kodo, Nachisan, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Stone with raven figure, symbol of Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, Oyunohara Shinto Shrine, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Largest Torii in the world, destination of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, Hongu Oyunohara Torii Gate, also Otorii, Oyunohara Shinto Shrine, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Japanese woman dressed with kimono under blossoming cherry trees, Torii gate at Takenaka-Inari-Jinja shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Woman in kimono in a lane, Yasaka dori historical alleyway in the old town with traditional Japanese houses, behind five-storey Yasaka pagoda of the Buddhist Hokanji temple, evening mood, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kumano Hongu Taisha, Main Shrine of Kumano Shrines, Shinto Shrine, Destination of Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Toyokuni Shrine and Senjokaku Pavilion, five-story pagoda, Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Bay, Japan, Asia

Torii gate at Tosho-gu Shrine from the 17th century, Shinto Shrine, shrines and temple of Nikko, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nikko, Japan, Asia

Japanese woman with kimono under blossoming cherry trees, Torii gate at Takenaka-Inari-Jinja shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Written wishes to deities on small wooden boards, wish boards, Ema, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Shinto Shrine, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Hiker stands between big old trees, stony path in the forest to the Hirou-jinja Shinto shrine, pilgrim path Kumano Kodo, Nachisan, Wakayama, Japan, Asia