Sorasaya Shrine Tondo Festival

This tondo festival in Honkawa is a nice mix of shrine rite and neighborhood event.

Bihoku Hillside Park Winter Illuminations

With a total of around 700,000 colorful LEDs lighting up the natural setting of the expansive Bihoku Hillside Park in

Thousands of people visit Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima during the New Year holiday, and many don’t waste any time and

Goma Ritual burning of cedar sticks followed by fire walking. Members of the public set themselves up for a fortuitous

The mound of New Year decorations and previous year’s good luck amulets to be set aflame at Miyajima’s seaside Tondo

Ritual firing of the first arrow at Omote Shrine on Miyajima is held on January 20 every year.

Just got back from tondo matsuri at our local shrine. It’s quite a local affair, and the old guys let

It was a chilly morning, but the snow had melted by the time we got to Chuo-koen and we captured

Firefighter parades are held all over Japan at the beginning of January. The purpose is to pray for a fire-free

I passed by Ikari-jinja in Hakushima last night and took some shots of the lanterns and the peaceful precinct of