Goddess Kissho was played by Sango-cho town mayor^^King Bishamonten or Vaisravana wipes out red ogre and blue ogre, and Goddess Kissyo provide local residents with roasted beans for setsubun rituals.Miki,…

This is a view Miki, the photographer say as she went upstairs next to the Zaodo-Hall…It seems she was very happy to see such a beautiful nightfall and crescent moon…

A picture of Mount Wakakusa Fire Festival with Suzaku-mon gate taken by Miki, the photographer this year.It seems she previously took a picture with the gate, so she decided to…

Kanjonawa rope is hang around the entrance of a village and in the ground of a shrine to welcome deities and Buddhas and exorcise evil spirits from outside of the…

This is carried out right next to a train track!Person in charge of train track management is standing behind the decorators.  They don’t just stop decorating ropes because it is…

Taken around Tea Room Mizutani at Nara Park. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

This rain making ritual has been handed down from Edo period. It seems this ritual was dropped for a while, but ladies restarted with red streamers after 1955. Children also join this…

It seems the order of Ranryo-o of Samai and Nasori of Umai will be determined depending on winning and losing of this horse race.Taken during the 87th Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri…

This buddha is Miroku-Magaibutsu buddha curved into an approx. 30m-large rock face opposite to the River Uta.This is made in the early Kamakura period, and a ceremony was held to…

People sometimes forget to appreciate peaceful life they are spending.  It seems Miki, the photographer realises this when she’s seeing something beautiful like this.Taken at Hannya-ji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is…

They must be saying, ‘Hmn, yum yum’ ^^Taken during Scarecrow festival at Inabuchi, Nara. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!