Futamiura

Travelers making their way to Ise Jingu would gather at Futamiura to purify themselves in the ocean waters before completing their pilgrimages. This traditional way of purification has been inherited as “Hama-Sangu” to Futami Okitama Shrine. The Meoto Iwa, which makes the Futamiura landscape even more divine, also forms a trii for those worshipping the morning sun and a spirit stone of Sarutahiko-no-Okami that lies below the surface of the bay.