shimenawa Braided rice straw rope, often worn as a sash, used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion, often seen festooned with shide. See Alsokouhaku nawa (red and white rope)toriishideExternal LinksWikipedia: Shimenawa Aliases: noneRevision 7 by Anonymous at 2025-04-20 22:40:28.140286