Cloudy sunset over a pair of rocky spirits.
Hokkaido, Japan.
These two rocks are shintai: the physical entities harbour spiritual beings. They’re known as Ebisu Iwa (恵 比 寿 岩) and Daikoku Iwa (大 黒 岩) because of their striking resemblance to the gods of that name.
The Ebisu rock, with a diameter of 1.2m at the base is the god of fishermen. He’s chubby, holds a fishing rod in one hand and a rather hefty red seabass in the other. The Daikoku rock, with torii gate on top is the god of wealth. He’s often depicted with a golden mallet. Both will bring you good fortune. These two rocks were located next to each other in Yoichi town midwestern Hokkaido.
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