On Ebisu eve, children parade through the town by dragging fresh sea red bream and huge wooden sea red bream.  ‘Say cheese’ in front of a torii gateway Lol. …

Last time I posted an article written by a guest writer, Mr. Alex Shiroki from Ukraine. He showed us a lot of ‘Japan in Ukraine’! There seems to be something more. Let’s…

  Sand scattering festival is held to pray for agricultural fertility. It is considered that the more sand you scatter, the more rain and good harvest you will have. Taken…

  Oh, my goodness Lol!!!Miki, the photographer thought that this boy will definitely have some luck soon☆ Taken is sprinkling sand festival at Hirose Taisha grand shrine. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s…

Did you know that the market price of Miwa somen noodle is determined by shrine rituals? ^^ Bokujo festival was held on the day Miki, the photographer took this picture….

  This must be so hot >_< It seems those who walked on fire were being told not to see the fire by monks… Taken is Setsubun at Gango-ji Temple….

  Miki, the photographer was standing downwind, so she could hardly capture anything apart from smoke, but she found it’s interesting Lol. She had a hard time as her coat…

  Taken from a place where is used as a fire bed for Daimonji bonfire of Mt. Takamado.About Grass-Burning Ceremony of Mt. Wakakusa (Japanese) ↓↓↓ http://www.kasugano.com/wakakusayama/trivia/index.html Taken at Takatori, Nara….

  Seed rice planting ritual is conducted with a phrase, ‘Makoyo makoyo, fuku no tane wo makoyo (means ‘let’s plant, plant, plant seeds of fortune’ in English).’ Miki, the photographer…

Captured is a cultivating movement.  In this festival, children play a role of shotome or girls who are engaged in rice planting ^^ Onda festival (designated intangible folk cultural asset)…

  After burning large torches, worshipers walk through the fire to pray for their family’s safety and health of the year. Although the fire was burning low at this stage,…