Religion

November 20, 2017

SHIMANE PREFECTURE- Believers fulfill a sacred rite to welcome the gods of Japan to the Isumo region of western Japan during the tenth month of the moon calendar at Sada Shinto shrine in Matsue city, Shimane prefecture, Japan, Monday, 20 November 2017.

The Isumo region, location of one of Japan's most ancient Shinto shrines, is renowned for its ancient cultural and mythological traditions that continue until this day. Jiji Press