Sacred Ginkgo biloba Tree | Japan

This is an enormous Ginkgo biloba tree occupying the corner of a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan. The folded white paper is called a Shide. It is one of several affixed to the tree. Shide demarcate sacred spaces and objects.

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This is an enormous Ginkgo biloba tree occupying the corner of a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan. The folded white paper is called a Shide. It is one of several affixed to the tree. Shide demarcate sacred spaces and objects.