Onbashira-Matsuri Photo

Photographer’s Note

Onbashira-Matsuri(Matsumoto) is the traditional festival of the Iriyamabe Miyanohara Shrine performed every 7 years.
in it people pray using holly tree, they cut down one tree from the mountain, and carry by pulling it through the forest and then on the road to shrine, at last they stand it on the ground in shrine.
this shot is taken on the way to shrine in this big event there.

Onbashira-Matsuri

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mikolaj_kawa (29787) 2009-04-18 1:33

Hello Akihisa! Very interesting mysterious scene, dynamic scene. Wonderful blue colour. Good shot. Well done!

mafegan (4115) 2009-04-26 1:06

Hello Akihisa
Thank you for informing us about this festival which is only performed once every 7 years. A good action shot and everyone appears very enthusiastic. Tfs, Marlene