One of the ceremonies held as part of Fuchintaisai Festival at Tatsuta Shrine (Nara prefecture) on July 4.Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

The festival is held at Kamotsuba Shrine in Gose city.The festival floats with 10 hanging Japanese pampas paper lanterns are carried out from Katsuragi park to Kamotsuba Shurine in Gose…

  Miki took this picture at Tatsuta Shrine in Sangocho (Nara prefecture) on July 4. The hand-held fireworks are awesome! 😯 Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

This picture is a multiply-exposed picture. So beautiful. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

This picture was taken at Gansenji Temple (Kyoto). Miki was surprised to see a large stone Buddha head outside of the temple.Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

After the ritual at Isagawa Shrine, Nanaotome (seven girls), Yurihime (princess of lily) and chigo (children) paraded in the downtown of Nara.Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

A traditional event to pray for destroyed insects. The hazy moon is beautiful. ^_^Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

The festival has been held annually on the first Sunday of June for 400 years. It is a festival held in Imazato Kawanishicho Nara. They carry a snake-like straw rope…

“Yakushiji Temple Hikari Emaki” festival was held at Yakushiji Temple on June 5, 2010. Fantastic lighting and sound are the theme of the festival. A mirror ball was decorated in…

This picture was taken in Daianji Temple, famous for praying for bamboo spirits.Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

This pagoda was built in 730. Copyright(C) Miki     →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)