Have you ever been inside a Japanese Shinto shrine? These are places of worship where people come to pay their respects and ask for good fortune for themselves. There are over 100,000 shrines in all of Japan, and each one of them stands out. There are many natural elements inside the shrine – rocks, flowers, and trees since a shrine is a tribute to nature. But look, there’s also something unusual – around a large tree, there’s a rope with zig-zag folded papers. Let's find out more about it. #brightside Credit: Byodoin calligrapher: By Chris Gladis – https://flic.kr/p/eyV27, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=824666 Japanese Garden: By Adonelson, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4920472 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: By Ocdp: Tsurugaoka Hachiman: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104674227 Goryou jinnja: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104674201 Cherry blossoms: By TORII Kiyonaga, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89779457 Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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