 Most viewed - Onbashira Matsuri (Shimo-sha Satobiki) 御柱祭 下社 里曵き |
Erecting Onbashira Log No. 4 for Harumiya Shrine on May 9, 2004. Shimosuwa, Nagano. 春宮四之御柱241 views
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Onbashira Festival. They included one woman.207 views
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Shimosuwa Station on May 8, 2004. Here for the final three days of the Onbashira Matsuri's climax, the Satobiki when they haul the Onbashira logs to the Shimo-sha Shrines (Akimiya and Harumiya) and erect them.191 views
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Onbashira-sai, Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano.191 views
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The only woman on the log. After this log-raising, I had seen enough. This No. 1 log offered the best view of all the four Akimiya logs.153 views
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Now they descend.127 views
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Everything is done with great fanfare, with these men riding on the log as it slowly rises by a system of cables and pulleys.122 views
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Erecting Onbashira Log No. 4 for Harumiya Shrine on May 9, 2004. 春宮四之御柱108 views
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Log in Harumiya Shrine.108 views
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"Yoisa! Yoisa!"107 views
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Shimenawa sacred rope on Kaguraden106 views
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Onbashira Log No. 1 already erected for Harumiya Shrine on May 8, 2004.105 views
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This is May 9, 2004, the second day of Shimo-sha Shrine's Satobiki. Shimo-sha Shrine consists of two separate shrines called Akimiya and Harumiya.101 views
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Banners unfurled.101 views
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Taiko performance at Shimo-sha Akimiya Shrine's Kaguraden100 views
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Ropes to pull the Onbashira log from Harumiya Shrine.100 views
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Onbashira monument in front of Shimosuwa Station. This Onbashira log was used in the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998.99 views
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The bridge is normally closed to the public. In the old days, this bridge marked Harumiya Shrine's sacred area where even warlords had to get out of their palanquin or get off their horse out of respect before proceeding further. 下馬橋99 views
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Hole for the No. 4 Akimiya Onbashira log98 views
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People everywhere.97 views
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Music Box Museum97 views
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Parade of Nagamochi which are long chests. 長持96 views
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Umbrella dance96 views
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Small support poles.96 views
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Onbashira Log No. 3 for Harumiya Shrine.95 views
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In front of Shimosuwa Station.94 views
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Shimo-sha Akimiya Shrine. That's a support pole for erecting the No. 1 Akimiya Onbashira log. 秋宮94 views
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On the way to Harumiya Shrine, you see this bridge. It is a rest stop for the Akimiya Onbashira log procession. 下馬橋94 views
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Harumiya has a little slope where the logs are slid down.94 views
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The base of the Onbashira log is reinforced by these smaller logs.94 views
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They waved their pom-poms and cheered all the while.94 views
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Nagamochi chest decorations93 views
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Shimo-sha Akimiya Shrine 秋宮 幣拝殿93 views
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People along the small slope.93 views
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When the log is erected, a banner is unrolled.93 views
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Sake is given for free.93 views
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Hole for the No. 2 Akimiya Onbashira log92 views
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Hole for the No. 2 Akimiya Onbashira log92 views
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Harumiya Shrine ahead.92 views
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Parade92 views
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Now it's May 10, 2004, the last day of the Shimo-sha Satobiki. All four logs will erected at Akimiya Shrine on this day.92 views
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Shimo-sha Akimiya Shrine torii91 views
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Harumiya Shrine torii 春宮91 views
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The men now descend from the log.91 views
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Entertainment stage in front of Shimosuwa Station.90 views
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Onbashira Grand Park90 views
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The banner reads, "Thank you everyone for your cooperation."90 views
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One Onbashira log at a rest stop.90 views
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Crowded street89 views
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Harumiya torii 春宮大門89 views
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They threw out free streamers and I caught one. "Yoisa! Yoisa!"89 views
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Shimo-sha Akimiya Shrine priests 秋宮88 views
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Hole for the No. 2 Akimiya Onbashira log88 views
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Log standing by in front of Akimiya Shrine.88 views
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All the Onbashira logs are hauled manually by human hands from when it is cut in the mountain forest. No motor vehicles of any kind is used to haul the logs.86 views
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This looks like Log No. 2 for Akimiya Shrine.86 views
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Ax man86 views
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Parade continues even in the rain.86 views
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Ropes at rest85 views
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Finally, something to photograph.85 views
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Log standing by in front of Akimiya Shrine.84 views
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The log can move quite fast, even with all those people riding it.83 views
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Another Onbashira log makes its way through.82 views
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These people are from Suwa city.82 views
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We waited in the rain for Onbashira Log No. 1 to be erected first at Akimiya Shrine at 10:00 am. However, we had to wait, standing up in the rain and in the crowd, for 2.5 hours before they finally started to raise the log.82 views
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The logs are pulled by people from various districts or parishes in the Suwa region including Chino, Shimosuwa, Okaya, and Suwa.80 views
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