三重県伊勢市二見町・夫婦岩で大注連縄張り替え Replacing the ”Sacred Rope” at “Wedded Rocks” (Meoto-iwa), Japan

三重県伊勢市二見町・夫婦岩で大注連縄張り替え Replacing the ”Sacred Rope” at “Wedded Rocks” (Meoto-iwa), Japan

令和8年9月5日、三重県伊勢市にある夫婦岩（二見興玉神社）の大注連縄を新しく張り替える、大注連縄張神事が行われました。この日は朝から強風が吹いていたため、古いしめ縄の取り外し作業の時間などに変更がありました。二見太鼓、木遣りの声が響きわたる中、３本の大しめ縄が新しくかけかえられました。

This video shows scenes from the “Ōshimenawa-hari” ceremony, which was held at Futami Okitama Shrine in Ise City, Japan on September 5th, 2026. This ceremony involves the replacement of the large sacred rope (“Ōshimenawa”) that connects the “Meoto-iwa”, two large rocks, known variously in English as “Wedded Rocks”, “Husband and Wife Rocks” or “Married Couple Rocks” In the Shinto religion, these two rocks represent the union of the creator deities, Izanagi and Izanami, but they also symbolize the union in marriage of a man and a woman.

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