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Features, Traditional Japan

Kamakura Festival 2023

Kamakura Festival 2023

Yabusame (Japanese horseback archery) archer aims on target. 65th Kamakura Festival on April 16, 2023 in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, Japan. (Photo by Stanislav Kogiku/AFLO)   Shinto priest leaves […]

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom in other Prefectures

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in other Prefectures

March 31, 2023, Hatsukaichi, Japan – A five-storied pagoda is seen behind fully bloomed cherry blossoms at Miyajima island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan on Friday, March 31, 2023. […]

Features, Traditional Japan

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Yabusame Shinto Ritual at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrineYabusame Shinto Ritual at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrineYabusame Shinto Ritual at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrineYabusame Shinto Ritual at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ShrineYabusame Shinto Ritual at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Archers wearing traditional Japanese costume participate in an horseback archery event aiming at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura on April […]