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…

“Raindrops keep falling on my head.” But no worries, just pray. Yata Temple in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

Jizo Bosatsu at Yata Temple in Nara. Looks like kids are badgering their parent for something (^_^) Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

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!…

They seem to feel relieved after transferal ceremony at Den-Den Festival held at Isonokami Shrine in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!…

There were a lot of fireflies dancing in Mitsue Village, Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

It is a bit too big to be called ‘cute’. Miki found the snail in a lovely lily garden at Oomiwa Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)…

Maybe they want to become friends. ^_^ 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…

People in the old time must had been gazing at the city from the spot, Sesonji Temple Ruins. Clockwise from far back, Mt. Nijozan,  Mt. Katsuragizan and Mt. Kongozan. You…