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Kansai gallery
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(CC) Photo: John Stephenson
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Futami (二見) hosts the Okitami- jinja (興玉神) or 'Frog Shrine', [1] and the Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩), 'Wedded Rocks'.
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(CC) Photo: John Stephenson
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(CC) Photo: John Stephenson
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A sign marks one spot where Shiga and Mie prefectures meet, at the summit of Mount Gozaisho.
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- ↑ 'Frog' (蛙 kaeru) and the verb 'come back' (帰る kaeru) sound very similar in Japanese; therefore, frogs are associated with a safe journey.