Mikoshi is a portable Shinto shrine which is taken out and paraded through the streets of the town during a shrine festival. The spirit of the local deity is said to come down and reside in the mikoshi during the proceession. It is said that this practice originally started about a century ago to pacify malevolent spirits which were believed to cause epidemics.
This picture was taken on the evening of the Lantern Festival in Yamaga. This mikoshi is accompanied by a taiko drummer and two bamboo flute players besides about 20 or so people who carry it on their shoulders.
Canon Eos Kiss X2 1/60 F4.0 ISO400
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