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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.