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  • Satobiki, where the the sacred pillars are brought into the shrine, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Entering-Kamisha-..rine
  • The raked sand of the open plaza of Kyoto's Heian Shrine contrasts strongly with the bright colours of the shrine building and the stormy sky behind.
    Heain-Shrine-Plaza.jpg
  • Clouds behind Kyoto's Heian Shrine make the sky dark in contrast to the bright sun on the building's green roof, red and white paint, and the dark pines of the shrine precints.
    Heian-Shrine-Clouds-Kyoto.jpg
  • A miko, or Shrine maiden, sweeping at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Heian-Shrine-Miko.jpg
  • A miko, or Shrine maiden, sweeping at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Miko-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • Bringing the sacred pillar into Harumiya Shrine during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Entring-Shimosha-..rine
  • Lanterns and afternoon light on the vermilion pillars of the Soryuro at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto, make a beautiful contrast.
    Lanterns-and-Light-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • Pine trees and the borrowed scenery of the hills beyond make Kyoto's Heian Shrine seem (deceptively) to be the middle of a peaceful wilderness.
    Heian-Shrine-Scenery-Kyoto.jpg
  • Traditional Japanese ironwork lanterns contrast with the bright vermilion red pillars at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Heian-Shrine-Lanterns-and-Pillars.jpg
  • Paper fortunes, or omikuji, are tied around the trunk of a pine tree in the Heian Shrine precincts, Kyoto, Japan.
    Old-Fortunes-Heian-Shrine-Tree.jpg
  • Cars and pedestrians alike pass under the massive vermilion red torii gate at Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
    Heian-Shrine-Torii-Gate.jpg
  • Detail of the roof of the Sōryūrō tower, Heian Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.
    Heian-Shrine-Roof-Detail.jpg
  • Detail of the Sōryūrō tower, Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Soryuro-Detail-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • Taxis wait for customers outside Kyoto's Heian Shrine, while a woman in traditional summer kimono, or yukata, walks towards the camera.
    Taxi-Rank-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • A traditional Japanese ironwork lantern and its shadow at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.
    Lantern-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • Detail of a wall and lantern at Yasaka Jinja Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
    SMALL-Kyoto-Yasaka-Shrine-lantern.jpg
  • A moss covered stone lantern at the Akimiya Shrine, Suwa Taisha, Shimosuwa, Nagano, Japan. September 4 2008
    Suwa-Taisha-Shrine-lantern
  • Detail of small red torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto
    Fushimi-Inari-Shrine-gates.jpg
  • The haiden, or worship hall, at Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine.
    Heian-Shrine-Haiden.jpg
  • Miseyama Shrine Festival.
    Miseyama-Shrine.tif
  • Detail of the vermilion paintwork at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Heian-Shrine-Colours.jpg
  • One of the corner towers of Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine, with its traditional Japanese architecture said to be modelled on the Heian Period Imperial Palace.
    Corner-Tower-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • The interior architecture of the Taiheikaku Bridge in the gardens of Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
    Heian-Shrine-Taiheikaku-Interior.jpg
  • Lily pads thickly cover parts of the lakes at the Heian Shrine garden, Kyoto, Japan.
    Lily-Pads-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • A cherry branch is propped horizontally above the surface of the pond, Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
    Cherry-Branch-Heian-Shrine-Garden.jpg
  • A sculpted pine grows in the garden at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Green-Pines-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • A border of iris plants (not in flower) surrounds the edge of a lake at the Heian Shrine garden, Kyoto.
    Iris-Border-Heian-Shrine-Garden.jpg
  • An old shrine, tucked among leafy trees, near Nobushina, Nagano, Japan, seems almost forgotten.
    Almost-Forgotten-Shrine.jpg
  • Detail on a rainy day at the Miseyama Shrine: umbrella, jacket, and hat.
    Rainy-Day-Miseyama-Shrine-Detail.tif
  • Heian Shrine Lanterns.
    Heian-shrine-lanterns.jpg
  • Shrine at Konpira-san, Shikoku
    Red-Shrine.jpg
  • A neighbourhood Inari shrine holds an offering of ripe rice (in thanks for a successful harvest) to the resident fox gods.
    inari-fox-shrine.jpg
  • The Heian Shrine in Kyoto is built as a replica of the Heian Period Imperial Palace which once stood in Kyoto.
    Heian-Shrine-Kyoto.jpg
  • Detail of small red torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto. The shrine is better known for its "tunnel" of vermilion torii gates.
    Skye__Hohmann23.jpg
  • Lanterns at the Tenkawa Benten Shrine, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
    DSC_4092.jpg
  • A pine overhanging the water, lily pads on the surface, and a stone lantern behind create a beautiful landscape at the Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto.
    Pond-Scenery-Heian-Shrien-Garden.jpg
  • The massive torii gate at Hongu Shrine rises above the trees.
    DSC_4180.jpg
  • Chinowa at the Shrine.
    DSC_5371.jpg
  • Shinto Shrine, Kyoto
    SMALL-Japan_09_Kyoto0041.jpg
  • The red torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
    Kyoto-Fushimi-Inari-Shrine-gates-tun...jpg
  • Sōryūrō-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • Stone-Lantern-Heian-Shrine.jpg
  • Tower of the Blue Dragon, or Sōryūrō, Heian Shrine, Kyoto.
    Tower-of-the-Blue-Dragon-Heian-Shrin...jpg
  • In the avenue of ancient cryptomeria trees leads to the Inner Shrine at Togakushi, sacred paper garlands hang at the opening of a hollow tree, Nagano, Japan.<br />
<br />
(title translation Ryuichi Abe & Peter Haskel)
    Togakushi-Shrine-avenue.jpg
  • During a winter snowfall, the Fukashi Shrine looks like a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
    Fukashi-Shrine-winter-snow.jpg
  • Sacred stone marking the presence of a river god, Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
    Japan-Landscape-River-god-shrine.jpg
  • A Christian shrine with alpine cattle grazing along the trail of the Tour du Mont Blanc, France
    Shrine-at-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • Fox statues at an Inari Shrine, Shimosuwa, Japan.
    Inari-Shrine-foxes.jpg
  • Satobiki, where the the sacred pillars are brought into the shrine, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Kamisha-Satobiki-..llar
  • Kamisha (Upper Shrine) kiotoshi, or log drop,  during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Kamisha-Kiotoshi
  • Kawagoshi, or river crossing, at the Upper Shrine or Kamisha during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Kamisha-Onbashira-River-Crossing
  • Sacred paper tassles, or gohei, hang from the rope cords at the Harumiya Taisha Suwa Shrine in Shimowsuwa, Nagano, Japan, April 12 2008
    Shinto-gohei-paper-tassles.jpg
  • A small inari (fox) shrine in Shimosuwa, Nagano, Japan. Inari shrines are associated with both the harvest and with success in business.
    Skye__Hohmann22.jpg
  • Kamisha (or Upper Shrine) yamadashi ceremony during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira_festival_Skye_Hohmann06.jpg
  • Kamisha (or Upper Shrine) yamadashi ceremony during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture. In recent years women have been making headway into what was traditionally a man's festival.
    Onbashira_festival_Skye_Hohmann08.jpg
  • A trained pine bends over the stepping stones that make up the famous Garyukyo Bridge at Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
    Japan_09_Kyoto0009.jpg
  • Kamisha (or Upper Shrine) yamadashi ceremony during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-lone-woman-pillar..isha
  • Kamisha (or Upper Shrine) yamadashi ceremony during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Kamisha-Yamadashi..tail
  • Kamisha (or Upper Shrine) yamadashi ceremony during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Kamisha-Yamadashi
  • An elderly man shoulders the ends of two thick ropes attached to the Fune Matsuri's (Boat Festival) "boat" - a large wooden sleigh-like float that is pulled through the streets and then three times around the shrine buildings each August 1. This festival is thought to reach back over a thousand years.
    Fune Matsuri 3.jpg
  • Myriad paths with scarcely a traveler<br />
Yesterday's wanderings seem like a dream<br />
-Ryokan<br />
<br />
A trained pine bends over the stepping stones that make up the famous Garyukyo Bridge at Kyoto's Heian Shrine, Japan.<br />
<br />
(title translation Ryuichi Abe & Peter Haskel)
    Garyukyo-bridge-pine.jpg
  • Entering the Harumiya Shrine by night, during the 2010 Onbashira Festival.
    Skye__Hohmann03.jpg
  • The covered bridge, Taiheikaku, crosses one of the landscaped ponds in Kyoto's Heian Shrine gardens.
    Taiheikaku-and-Pine-Portrait.jpg
  • The covered Taiheikaku bridge seen across the lake at the Heian Jingu Shrine Gardens, Kyoto, Japan.
    Taiheikaku-Lake-Landscape.jpg
  • Circular stones make up the Garyukyo bridge in the Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto.
    Garyukyo-Stones.jpg
  • Lily pads on the calm surface of the pond at the Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto.
    Lily-Pad-Reflection.jpg
  • A fern and the reflections of trees in the lake at the Heian Shrine garden, Kyoto.
    Fern-Reflection.jpg
  • The justly famous Garyukyo stepping stones lead across a water-lilied pond at Kyoto's Shinen Garden, part of the complex of gardens at the Heian Shrine.
    Kyoto-Garukyo-stepping-stones-lily-p...jpg
  • Lanterns on the Byakko-rou side of the Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.
    Byakko-rou-Lanterns.jpg
  • The covered bridge, Taiheikaku, crosses one of the landscaped ponds in Kyoto's Heian Shrine gardens.
    Taiheikaku-Bridge-Landscape.jpg
  • The interior architecture, and paper lantern, of the Taiheikaku Bridge in the gardens of Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
    Taiheikaku-Lantern.jpg
  • The stones of the Garykyo bridge contrast with the dark lake waters and the pines beyond, Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
    Garyukyo-Stones-Contrast.jpg
  • Stepping stone (one of the stones of the Garyuko bridge) and lily pads, Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
    Stepping-Stone-Lily-Pads.jpg
  • A stepping stone in the water makes up part of the Garyukyo bridge, Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto
    Stepping-Stone.jpg
  • Lily pads on the calm surface of the pond at the Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto.
    Green-Lily-Pads.jpg
  • The avenue of sugi trees leading to the Togakushi Inner Shrine on a snowy winter's day, Nagano, Japan.
    Japan-travelDSC_0556.jpg
  • The Taiheikaku bridge in the traditional Japanese strolling gardens at Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
    Taiheikaku-Bridge-Kyoto.jpg
  • The covered bridge, Taiheikaku, crosses one of the landscaped ponds in Kyoto's Heian Shrine gardens.
    Taiheikaku-and-Pine-Landscape.jpg
  • The covered bridge, Taiheikaku, crosses one of the landscaped ponds in Kyoto's Heian Shrine gardens.
    Taiheikaku-Bridge-Portrait.jpg
  • The interior architecture of the Taiheikaku Bridge in the gardens of Kyoto's Heian Shrine.
    Taiheikaku-Bridge-Architecture.jpg
  • Circular stepping stones make up the Garyukyo bridge in the Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
    Garyukyo-Stone-Bridge.jpg
  • Iris plants and lily pads at the pond at the Heian Shrine Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
    Iris-Plants-and-Lily-Pads.jpg
  • Bassai, the tree cutting ceremony above Shimosuwa during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Bassai-tree-felling-detail-Onbashira..ival
  • Detail of the Tateonbashira, or the standing of the pillars, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Tate-Onbashira-Festival-pillar
  • Detail of the Tateonbashira, or the standing of the pillars, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira_festival_Skye_Hohmann22.jpg
  • Bassai, the tree cutting ceremony above Shimosuwa during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Bassai-tree-felling-Onbashira-Festival
  • Yamadashi, or bringing the sacred pillars out of the mountains, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Shimosha-Pillar-Team
  • Festival participants strip the bark of the felled sacred fir at the Bassai ceremony during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Bassai-bark-stripping-Onbashira-Festival
  • Detail of the Tateonbashira, or the standing of the pillars, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Tate-Onbashira-Festival-feet
  • Detail of the Tateonbashira, or the standing of the pillars, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Blessing
  • Detail of the yamadashi festival at Shimosuwa during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Shimosha-Yamadashi
  • Pillar teams turning the sacred pillar during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Shimosha-Yamadash..team
  • Kiotoshi, the thrillingly dangerous log drop, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Shimosha-participant
  • Kiotoshi, the thrillingly dangerous log drop, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Shimosha-Onbashira-Festival-riding-t..llar
  • Kiotoshi, the thrillingly dangerous log drop, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Shimosha-Kiotoshi
  • Kiotoshi, the thrillingly dangerous log drop, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Shimosha-Onbashira-Kiotoshi
  • Yamadashi, or bringing the sacred pillars out of the mountains, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira-Festival-Shimosha-Akimiya-1
  • Kiotoshi, the thrillingly dangerous log drop, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Onbashira_festival_Skye_Hohmann14.jpg
  • Detail of the Tateonbashira, or the standing of the pillars, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Kamisha-Tate-Onbashira
  • Detail of the Tateonbashira, or the standing of the pillars, during the Onbashira festival, where 16 sacred pillars are brought by hand to rejuvenate each the upper and lower Suwa Shrines in Nagano Prefecture.
    Tate-Onbashira-detail
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