Playing the Chinese fiddle along with shamisen. At Hiraoka Shrine in Higashi Osaka. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

A performer of Basara dedicatory dance. Miki was drawn to the dancer’s powerful eyes (^_^) Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Basara dedicatory dance was performed in front of Great Buddha Hall at Todai-ji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

They held an event where people dress up in kimono and walk on the lit-up street. At Udamatsuyama Yumekaido Machinami Light-up. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)  …

Thinking that the mother and child would make a pretty picture, Miki rushed to take a picture. That’s why it is blur (^^;) Doesn’t it look good anyway? Copyright(C) Miki…

 Dedicating a dance to the god of the Hiraoka Shrine in Higashi-osaka, Osaka. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

 A wheel at a 180 year-old house. It looks lonely… Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Yukata (summer kimono) and an architecture in a purely Japanese style. Very comforting. At Udamatsuyama Yumekaido Machinami Light-up. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

 Lotus flower at Todai-ji Temple in Nara. “Flower gives us peace of mind” Miki said. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Fireworks are displayed at Ryosen-ji Temple to comfort spirits and for the local people to spend a summer night with ancestors and Jizo (guardian deities of children). Copyright(C) Miki  …

When the lanterns were lit, the sky was beautifully aglow. At Kagami Ike (Mirror Pond) in Todai-ji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…