Hosha Shinji archery ritual at Atsuta Shrine
People struggle on the ground to grab pieces of the target during the Hosha Shinji ritual on January 15, 2016 at Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. Getting the center block […]
People struggle on the ground to grab pieces of the target during the Hosha Shinji ritual on January 15, 2016 at Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. Getting the center block […]
A Daruma doll burns in a fire at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan on January 14th, 2016. People burn New Year decorations and lucky symbols from the previous year […]
Participants dressed only in loincloths and flimsy underwear pray before pouring buckets of freezing cold water over themselves during a traditional New Year ice bath ceremony. The ceremony took place […]
(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Participants wear only short or loincloths before taking a “purification” dip ice cold water during the annual […]
(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of businessmen and women pray for thriving businesses at Kanda Myojin Shinto Shrine in […]