Spring festival 2

Toyokuni shrine Spring festival. Other march pictures. Aichi Sengoku Himetai that is a girl group work for Aichi prefecture sightseeing promotion. They wear the histrical dress and act the princessin the ancient time. They joined and made the march looks gorgeous. The site http://www.busho-aichi.jp/japanese/hime/

Spring festival 1

Toyokuni shrine Spring festival at last Sunday. The hundreds of stalls openend front street. The child march had started from 1 o'clock. Children wore the traditional dress and marched with parents. The site http://www.yumemusubi.com/mori/jinja/aichi/toyokuni.htm

Kyudo

Kyudo training pictures. Last Sunday morning I had a training as usual. At that day Kyudo competition was held another Dojo and many people attended. Only 5 people had training together. I asked one of friend to take my pictures. Here you are.

Maiko enent in Nagoya

Kyoto products event in Takashimaya department store 10th floor during 9-13,May.( http://www.jr-takashimaya.co.jp/ ). It is one of the biggest department store in nagoya city. Yesterday afternoon I dropped by there. many people came and crowded there. Kyoto products are unique and elegant. I was only watching but enjoyed a lot.

Beautiful March

Shinto religious ceremony in Atsuta shrine at 5,May. Nearly hundred of people wear Heian aristcracy's dress. And then they marched with some antique treasures and Mikoshi portable shrine from the main buildingd to the west gate. The offical site http://www.atsutajingu.or.jp/

Cherry blossoms

Last Sunday 8,April. I attended Miwa shrine monthly service Daikoku-kou. At that day they had another service for Inari at out side. It is a god of merchant too. I hope it will work for me. Miwa shrine has some cherry trees. After service we small group had a garden party under the cherry blossoms, Nakaku, Osu 3-9-32. Daikoku-kou service. 8th day everymonth. Time 11:10-13:00

三輪神社　中区大須3-9-32 大きな薄墨桜の木があります。3月下旬が見ごろです。