Morioka Sansa Odori (Dance) at Tohoku Rokkon Matsuri (Tohoku Six Major Festivals). Miki liked this performance the best in the 6 fests because it has good rhythms (^o^) Copyright(C) Miki…

Carrying a portable shrine with a man in a frog costume, they ran up stairs! “Frog Hopping Ceremony” at Kimpusen-ji Temple in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

Shrine maidens were doing summer-cleaning at Omiwa Shrine. The sticks with paper streamers are not dusters but onusa, wands used in Shinto rituals. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

“Summer purification rite” at Omiwa Shrine, in Nara. They walk through the straw ring to purify themselves. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

Under the clear blue sky, they had the great repair of the Eastern Pagoda’s groundbreaking ceremony at Yakushiji Temple.Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN…

  More we get closer to summer, more we crave for this ice popsicle called Gari Gari Kun, which has been popular among children and adults as a reasonable refreshment…

In September, Sentoe (one thousand lanterns) Festival is held at Chogakuji Temple and Ryutoe (willow lanterns) Festival is held at Kurozuka mounted tomb. The lanterns create a fantastic atmosphere in…

Miki took this picture on Jushichiya (August 17 on the Chinese lunar calendar) at Todaiji Temple. The sunset and night view from the Nigatsudo Hall is fabulous.  Copyright(C) Miki  …

It is a festival held in remembrance of virtue of Hieda No Arei (primarily known for being instrumental to the compilation of the Japanese text Kojiki in 712) at Meta…

Basara festival (dance teams in costumes dance in Nara city) is held in Nara city every summer. They are high-spirited. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

Jizokai (annual Buddhist event for children held in summer) is held at one of the National Treasures of Japan,Gangoji Temple annually on August 23 and 24.The futoden lanterns which are…