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| Paul Caudill | profile | all galleries >> Kyoto, Japan - Fall Semester of 2004 >> The Yamamoto Village Matsuri | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 With the wife of my older host brother, whom I have never met, oddly enough |
 Beating the drum in the procession |
 Yukinori, my gigantic Japanese host brother |
 And gaijin onii-chan Ben |
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 Perhaps the best picture to come out of the evening - caught mid-soak |
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 Yukinori on the prowl for more victims to soak |
 The kiddie version the following morning |
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 The palanquin |
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 Inside you can catch a glimpse of the Yamamoto village god |
 After the processions, the important folks of the village got all gussied up and participated in a special ceremony |
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 Village priest heading up to the inner shrine to perform his duties |
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 Dancers |
 Shinto musicians |
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 the palanquin from the night before, minus the kami |
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 Sumo wrestling |
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 Ben meets his first challenger |
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 I participated in the wrestling as well, but I'm afraid you won't be able to see the pictures ;) |
 And finally, the village dance |
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