Children’ yabusame is performed by the 5th and 6th grade of primary school students.Yabusame by children this year was so impressive!This boy was very good at this and meeting expectation…

Look at the little girl in the middle forced to keep her head down Lol 　　Sorry this picture looks a bit dark…Yutate rituals were performed three times; general public can…

A big smile right after she is freed from a big job (*^_^*)There are an event called Osyukusho-Moude from JR Nara station to Osyukusho and Osyukusho-Matsuri Festival held on the…

This Miko lady is praying for safety of On-Matsuri Festival.  Kagra dance was also performed. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

    Japanese Folding Hand Fan (Shoki, painted by Kitagawa Utamaro) [Shoki:  From ancient times, the god named Shoki is believed to expel evil spirits. Pictures of this design are…

    This is a large-sized handkerchief with a picture of Ukiyoe (Japanese woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro) motif which Japan is proud of. It would be cool to be used…

  Japanese Folding Hand Fan (Female Dharma, painted by Kitagawa Utamaro) & Hand Fan Stand Set [Female Dharma:  This is a very rare and precious design expressing the beauty and…

The god of the shrine returns when these lanterns were lit in the evening.  So these people were preparing for the return of the god.We are not allowed to take…

Chonmage is an old samurai hairstyle of Japan, and we can still see them in sumo programme, Japanese period play on TV.  It is so usual image of old period for…

At the very last stage of dedicated sumo performance on the 9th following the Okina Dance, baby boys under 1 year old  (after babies ceremony in the shrine) are held…

There are many traditions of lion dance handed down in the eastern region of Nara pref.It seems Miki, the photographer has seen many types of lion dance so far, but…