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…

You can see them along Tanigawa, in Idecho Kyoto, near Nara as well. Copyright(C) Miki     →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

Ukimido (in Nara Park) looks like it’s floating on a pond. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

I am going to start a new section on my blog! It is an experimental section to introduce a photoblog posting mainly beautiful sceneries in Japan daily. Miki, a Japanese…

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  A little boy with deer antlers…       This is Sento-kun, the official mascot character to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital. Why does he have…

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  Until November 7, various events will be held in [W:Nara Prefecture] to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital. This is the official mascot character for the festival,…