{"product_id":"the-married-rocks-at-futami-no-ura","title":"The 'Married' Rocks at Futami-No-Ura","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Every season has its religious festivals. On the 5th of January, for example, the cord joining two rocks off the coast at Futami-no-ura is ceremonially renewed. These rocks are married and, better still, they represent the divine creative couple, Izanagi and Izanami. One goes to see them as a matter of course, especially if one happens to be nearby, at Uji-Yamada on a visit to the famous ancient shrines at Ise. Post-cards display the rocks out in the sea.' \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcerpt from \u003cem\u003eJapan\u003c\/em\u003e by Yéfime. \u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Raymond Jones. Vista Books, 1962.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally published in French, as part of \u003cem\u003ePetite Planète\u003c\/em\u003e (Edition de Seuil from 1954),\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea series of travel guides initiated by Chris Marker.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 'Married' Rocks at Futami-No-Ura\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e30 panel leporello card book showing a collection of found postcards depicting the ‘Married’ Rocks at Futami-no-ura, a famous Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan. According to Shinto, the rocks represent the union of two deities in marriage. The two are joined by a shimenawa, a heavy rope of rice straw, that is ceremonially renewed three times per year. At dawn during the summer months it is possible to see the sun rising between the two rocks. The earliest known image of the shrine dates from the 14th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe publication replicates the form of a souvenir postcard-book with perforated panels that may be torn and used as postcards to send.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by Setsuko, 2023 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTypography by Margherita Sabbioneda\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOffset litho printed by Aldgate Press \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition of 500 copies\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoftcover, 30 pages with wraparound cover \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e105 x 148 x 17 cm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e328 cm unfolded\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenderbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44343004692698,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/8029\/files\/Tenderbooks_7304c865-6875-4c05-a3f7-79ed2cbda893.jpg?v=1702394428","url":"https:\/\/tenderbooks.live\/products\/the-married-rocks-at-futami-no-ura","provider":"Tenderbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}