Momote-sai
Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
Read moreRitual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.
Read moreTraditional New Year rituals at Itsukushima Shine on Miyajima that date from over 1000 years ago.
Read moreLiving in wooden houses, closely clustered together along narrow streets, for centuries, fear of calamitous fires is deeply ingrained in
Read moreNew Year rituals at Gokoku Shrine, next to Hiroshima Castle.
Read moreThe tondo New Year bonfire festival held on the banks of the river next to Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni is very accessible and visitors are made to feel very welcome.
Read moreWatch the firefighters display their skill, see their fire engines and helicopters in action.
Read moreHuge bonfires snap, crackle and pop around Hiroshima in the middle of January, sending the hope and dreams embodied in the past year’s votive goods and new year decorations up to the heavens.
Read moreAfter gaining a degree of control over the spread of COVID-19 in the autumn, December 2020 has seen a resurgence
Read more“Oni wa Soto, Fuku wa Uchi” – images from a spectacle of demons and lucky beans at Hiroshima’s Gokoku-jinja.
Read moreSee out the old, ring in the new; Hiroshima style.
Read moreA few tidbits of info that we hope will make your New Year jaunt to Miyajima a memorable one.
Read moreGoma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous
Read more“The feast of seven herbs” is a day on which people in Japan customarily eat a healthy seven-herb rice porridge to ensure give the stomach a break from the indulgences of New Year.
Read moreGokoku Shrine’s annual tondo bonfire festival coincided with the biggest snowfall to hit the city in a generation.
Read moreThis tondo festival in Honkawa is a nice mix of shrine rite and neighborhood event.
Read moreRediscover the magic of the cinema this holiday season.
Read moreWith a total of around 700,000 colorful LEDs lighting up the natural setting of the expansive Bihoku Hillside Park in
Read moreThousands of people visit Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima during the New Year holiday, and many don’t waste any time and
Read moreTwo days of kagura dance performances by 6 local troupes. Doors open at 11:00 Performances start at 12:00
Read moreThe mound of New Year decorations and previous year’s good luck amulets to be set aflame at Miyajima’s seaside Tondo
Read moreThe ritual firing of the first arrow of the year takes place at Ōmoto Shrine on Miyajima every year on
Read moreJust got back from tondo matsuri at our local shrine. It’s quite a local affair, and the old guys let
Read moreIt was a chilly morning, but the snow had melted by the time we got to Chuo-koen and we captured
Read moreFirefighter parades are held all over Japan at the beginning of January. The purpose is to pray for a fire
Read moreI passed by Ikari-jinja in Hakushima last night and took some shots of the lanterns and the peaceful precinct of
Read moreMiyajima’s chinkasai is an impressive fire appeasing festival held on New Year’s Eve. From midnight on December 31st, through the
Read moreKiddie and couples’ delight or a triumph of tack over taste? Join the crowds and you be the judge.
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