The Ninja – who were they?
The entrance to a special exhibition entitled The Ninja – Who were they? on July 2nd 2016 at Miraikan in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition runs through until October 10th, 2016. (Photo […]
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Fertility Festival at Tagata Shrine in Japan
A Shinto priest performs a ceremony before a wooden phallus during Honen-sai, a fertility festival at Tagata Shrine in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (All photos by Ben Weller/AFLO) Men carry […]
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Coming of Age Day 2016
Young women dressed in colorful kimonos take a selfie during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Prince Hotel on January 11, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes […]
Traditional Japan
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(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Kawasaki, Japan – People perform ablutions at Kawasaki Daishi, January 3, 2016. The Buddhist temple is a popular site to […]
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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 […]
