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Hime-no-miya Matsuri in Inuyama 犬山の姫の宮祭り

The notably more subdued sister festival to Tagata-jinja's Hōnen Matsuri in Komaki, celebrated in preparation for the new agricultural year and held at the hillside shrine of Ōagata-jinja (大縣神社 - enshrining the kami of marriage arrangements and pregnancy).
Festival banner at Gakuden station
Festival banner at Gakuden station		 Ume blossoms along the road to the shrine
Ume blossoms along the road to the shrine		 Festival yatai on the main shrine approach
Festival yatai on the main shrine approach		 Hon-dō (Main hall) of Ōagata-jinja
Hon-dō (Main hall) of Ōagata-jinja
Young girl in festival kimono
Young girl in festival kimono		 Main courtyard of Ōagata-jinja
Main courtyard of Ōagata-jinja		 Kimono-clad sisters
Kimono-clad sisters		 Young sisters clutching flowers
Young sisters clutching flowers
Girl in kimono with shrine staff behind
Girl in kimono with shrine staff behind		 Festival banner beside a shrine dragon
Festival banner beside a shrine dragon		 Smaller shrine building containing sacred torii
Smaller shrine building containing sacred torii		 Ema (votive plaques) on the shrine exterior
Ema (votive plaques) on the shrine exterior
Votive tablets featuring shrine kami
Votive tablets featuring shrine kami		 Year of the Rat votive plaque
"Year of the Rat" votive plaque		 Carved rock marking the ume orchard
Carved rock marking the ume orchard		 Slope leading to plum blossom garden
Slope leading to plum blossom garden
View down on the rear of a shrine building
View down on the rear of a shrine building		 Ume trees growing on the slope
Ume trees growing on the slope		 Zig-zag pathway through the plum blossoms
Zig-zag pathway through the plum blossoms		 Ume trees and shrine below
Ume trees and shrine below
Visitors resting among the ume
Visitors resting among the ume		 White ume blossoms
White ume blossoms		 Pink plum blossoms in the orchard
Pink plum blossoms in the orchard		 Sacred torii within the Ladies' Shrine
Sacred torii within the Ladies' Shrine
Auxiliary shrine hall
Auxiliary shrine hall		 Paper lantern stand and whiskey barrels
Paper lantern stand and whiskey barrels		 Cleft rocks enshrined behind Hime-no-miya
Cleft rocks enshrined behind Hime-no-miya		 The start of the parade
The start of the parade
Munching tama-sen by the yatai
Munching tama-sen by the yatai		 The festival crew arrives
The festival crew arrives		 Taiko corps aboard a truck
Taiko corps aboard a truck		 Attendant and mochi mikoshi
Attendant and mochi mikoshi
Horseback festival participant
Horseback festival participant		 Parade participants riding in
Parade participants riding in		 Main torii at the shrine entrance
Main torii at the shrine entrance		 Entry path to a shrine building
Entry path to a shrine building
Waving a flag outside the Hon-dō
Waving a flag outside the Hon-dō		 Parade participants posing with a foreigner
Parade participants posing with a foreigner		 Group shot of the parade crew
Group shot of the parade crew		 Hime-no-miya Jinja (Ladies' Shrine)
Hime-no-miya Jinja (Ladies' Shrine)
Shrine priest on his cell phone
Shrine priest on his cell phone		 The taiko crew arrives
The taiko crew arrives		 Shrine elders at the start of the parade
Shrine elders at the start of the parade		 Highly decorated kimono-clad women
Highly decorated kimono-clad women
Woman in kimono in the parade
Woman in kimono in the parade		 Shrine maidens in the procession
Shrine maidens in the procession		 Bringing in the mochi mikoshi
Bringing in the mochi mikoshi		 The giant mikoshi offering
The giant mikoshi offering
A lesser mochi mikoshi arrives
A lesser mochi mikoshi arrives		 Carrying in a sake barrel
Carrying in a sake barrel		 Men carrying the mikoshi
Men carrying the mikoshi		 Presenting the offering to the shrine
Presenting the offering to the shrine
Praying for the year's harvest within the Hon-dō
Praying for the year's harvest within the Hon-dō		 Taiko performance within the shrine grounds
Taiko performance within the shrine grounds		 Taiko performers
Taiko performers		 Female taiko corps
Female taiko corps
Woman taiko drummer
Woman taiko drummer		 End of a taiko piece
End of a taiko piece		 Patiently waiting their turn
Patiently waiting their turn		 Flute performance before the drums
Flute performance before the drums
Group of three female taiko drummers
Group of three female taiko drummers		 Mochi-throwing stage
Mochi-throwing stage		 Racing a decorative mikoshi into the hall
Racing a decorative mikoshi into the hall		 Colorful luck ornaments coming up the road
Colorful luck ornaments coming up the road
Rushing up with another mikoshi
Rushing up with another mikoshi		 Typical Japanese small town scene
Typical Japanese small town scene		 Road sign pointing to the shrine
Road sign pointing to the shrine		 Hime-no-miya Shrine and stone markers
Hime-no-miya Shrine and stone markers
Sake barrels on display in the shrine
Sake barrels on display in the shrine		 Sake barrel detail
Sake barrel detail		 Hime-no-miya Jinja and adjacent shrine
Hime-no-miya Jinja and adjacent shrine		 Bags full of mochi atop the platform
Bags full of mochi atop the platform
Town elders gathering for the mochi-throwing
Town elders gathering for the mochi-throwing		 Preparing for the big event
Preparing for the big event		 Crowds awaiting the coming chaos
Crowds awaiting the coming chaos		 Rail lines at Gakuden station after the festival
Rail lines at Gakuden station after the festival

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ruby sabado 16-Sep-2010 19:09
i wish and will try to be on the next year event. also i wanted to join the ching ching parade and wanted to bring my son because i favor it from that large male wooden organ to bear a son and it was geranted last 1989 during my eldest sister wedding to mr. yashiki washimi and i promise to bring my son jose when he reach the age of 21. it is my ardent wish to see these matsuri. ruby sabado
Kathleen Vactor 01-Apr-2010 20:23
awesome photos, really unique & clear, enjoyed them.
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