Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
FEBRUARY 17, 2019 – Men in loincloths gather at a shrine during the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The festival, which dates to […]
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Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine
(All photos by Richard Atrero de Guzman/Aflo) Men dressed as Namahage or mountain demons, dressed in straw clothes and masks perform a dance during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan […]
Traditional Japan
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Yokohama
February 5, 2019, Yokohama, Japan – People watch on as a lion dance is performed to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Japan’s Yokohama China Town on February 5, […]
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2019 Setsubun celebrated in Tokyo
2019 Setsubun bean-throwing festival celebrated in Tokyo
Traditional Japan
New Year ice bath ceremony at Kanda Myojin
January 26, 2019, Tokyo, Japan – Shinto believers recite a prayer before they pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of the Daikoku festival […]
