The moon at high tide

Jō and Uba are the eternal couple. The legend is that they fell in love when quite young and lived to an old age together. Their spirits then went to reside in two ancient pine trees, one at Takasago and one at Sumiyoshi. On moonlit nights, they returned to human form to rake pine needles on Takasago Beach. The legend inspired the popular Noh play, Takasago, by Zeami Motokiyo.