10/10/2011

Aki Matsuri - INFO

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秋祭り Autumn Festival

10月のはじめごろにあります。

秋祭り Autumn Festival 2011

10月9日 一宮八幡宮 和田北
10月10日 境神社


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秋祭り Autumn Festival 2010

13 lion dancers up

. 和田北 一宮 写真集
Wadakita Shrine Festival
 



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秋祭り Autumn Festival 2007




yamasato ni kodomo no egao aki matsuri

in the mountain village
all children laughing -
autumn festival



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Autumn Festival in Sakai,
Okayama Pref., Japan


The local autumn festival at our shrine in Sakai.
境の秋祭り 2005





Dance of the Maidens




Lion Dance in front of the shrine




Stick Fighting in the Forest Clearance




Lion Dance in the Forest Clearance





The Little Fighers resting





Final Performance at the Village Crossroads





One last summersault


山郷に子供の笑顔秋祭り




Look at my photo album to see all the events.



The Stick Fighting, miyaboo 宮棒, is an old tradition of our area, used by farmers to defend themselves with farmers tools. The children of our local primary school start learning it at age 6. The lion dance and stick fighting performance is a living treasure of Okayama prefecture.


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. 和田北 一宮神社 Wadakita Ichi no Miya .


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