A little girl in yukata (summer kimono) is holding a candle on a bamboo stick for purifying ceremony at Mitarashi Matsuri in Shimogamo Shrine. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

Mmm…they look good! Grilled mitarashi dango at its birthplace, Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. The top dango is separated from the other four, and there are two theories to explain it….

This is another post from my favorite Japanese website. It is about a temple in Kyoto.   Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, a temple that silently stands in Sagatoriimoto, Kyoto.   The site…

This is another post from my favorite Japanese entertainment website. It is about a sculpture in Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo.   It is titled “Jiun no Izumi,” and made in…

“I am happy wearing happi (festival coat)!” at Tsushima Shrine in Nara. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!  

  A man who was turned into a frog turns back to human by sutra chanting. “Frog Hopping Ceremony” at Kimpusen-ji Temple in Nara.  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English…

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!…

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!…

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)…