 Most viewed - Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri Festival 伊庭の坂下し祭 |
Held on May 4 by Sanposan Shrine in Higashi-Omi, Shiga Prefecture, Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri has three portable shrines hauled down a steep mountain (Kinugasa-yama) for about 500 meters. 332 views
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My YouTube video of the Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri.328 views
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About the Iba Goten Palace. 伊庭御殿遺跡275 views
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View of the bottom torii of Sanposan Shrine (繖峰三神社) on Kinugasa-yama (繖山) 432 meters high. (As seen from the train on the JR Tokaido Line. This torii is 15-min. walk from JR Notogawa Station. 繖峰三神社)120 views
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The first mikoshi called Sannomiya finally arrives near the bottom.118 views
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Small monument at Iba Goten.115 views
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The palace seems to have had a large spread. The palace is known to have been designed by Kobori Enshu, a famous artist from Shiga. The place is now used as a park.115 views
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The Sannomiya mikoshi passes in front of us as they dragged it down the rocky slope. People do get hurt. I saw one guy who had hurt his foot, but was able to walk back down the mountain while accompanied by a fireman.114 views
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They sing a song as they drag the mikoshi. It's a contsant stop-and-go process.112 views
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The second mikoshi, called Hachioji, passes through. 八王子112 views
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The second mikoshi, called Hachioji, passes through. 八王子110 views
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Three costumed boys wait right beyond the torii.109 views
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After hitting the paved road, they carry the mikoshi to a place nearby.109 views
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Near the Sanposan Shrine is the site of the Iba Goten Palace.109 views
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Some Jizo statues along the way to Sanposan Shrine from Notogawa Station.108 views
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The torii is right on the bottom of the steep and rocky mountain slope.108 views
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Quite a few people climbed up, and they seemed to be locals who have been climbing up the mountain a number of times even with young kids in hand.108 views
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Shrine musicians play as the mikoshi arrive.108 views
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Those rough spots can be exceptionally steep or difficult to pass for the men carrying the mikoshi portable shrine down the mountain. It's only 500 meters, but very steep and rocky.107 views
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The third and red mikoshi Ninomiya passes through the torii. 二の宮107 views
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The Iba Goten Palace was a rest house for shoguns traveling between Tokyo and Kyoto during the early Tokugawa Period. 伊庭御殿遺跡107 views
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People start to gather near the bottom torii, a point called Sakashita (Slope Bottom). 坂下106 views
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The second mikoshi Hachioji hits the pavement.106 views
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They put the ornaments back on.106 views
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A shrine priest in full dress climbs down to my amazement.105 views
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All three mikoshi are placed near the torii,105 views
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Looks like the mikoshi storehouse.105 views
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Part of Sanposan Shrine can be seen atop on Kinugasa-yama. The festival is related to the Junishi Chinese zodiac. They sing about the dragon going up the mountain and slithering down as a snake.104 views
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Rough timetable of the three portable shrines being hauled down the steep mountain. There are several points of interest (rough spots which are all named) and the approximate times when they will pass by.104 views
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A few shrine buildings near the bottom torii.104 views
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Two people behind the mikoshi hold ropes attached to the mikoshi.104 views
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If you want to climb up the slope to see the mikoshi at higher-up rough spots, you have to climb up. 103 views
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They undo the ropes covering the mikoshi.103 views
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Sanposan Shrine near the bottom torii.103 views
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It makes you wonder how they can carry a heavy mikoshi down such a steep and rough slope. 102 views
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The three mikoshi are being readied for their next destination at another shrine nearby.101 views
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They carry the three mikoshi portable shrines up to Sanposan Shrine atop the mountain on May 3, the day before the festival on May 4. The god's spirit is then transferred to the mikoshi. One mikoshi is already on the ground.100 views
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About the Ibanosaka-kudashi Matsuri.100 views
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The kids are not afraid at all of the steep slope. The secret is to travel light. I was too bogged down with camera equipment and decided to stay near the bottom torii which tends to get most crowded.100 views
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As the first mikoshi's scheduled arrival time nears, more people gather and climb the slope.100 views
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Area around the bottom torii of Sanposan Shrine. Map99 views
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The third mikoshi, called Ninomiya, passes through the torii. 二の宮 97 views
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