Onbashira is a visual feast. Enjoy the show. Photos courtesy of Emi Yamazaki, Subari, Victor Turek, CWG, and the Shimin-Shimbun
Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010
Honmiya 1, Kawakoshi (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)
Kiyari, before the fall (Courtesy of the Shimin-shimbun)
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Kiotoshi Success v
Haru 1 (mini-kiotoshi) 2016 By CWG
Kizukuri, preparing the log 2010
Kamisha’s Satobiki, 2004
Akimiya, by Subari
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010
Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Happy Teko Guy (By Emi Yamazaki)
Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)
Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010
The Suwa Basin, Land of Onbashira
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Kiyari Kids, 2004
Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki
Maemiya’s Kawakoshi, 2010 (Courtesy of the Shimin-shimbun)
Sunrise from Minato
Gratitude (By Emi Yamazaki)
Haruyon, Kokoro-hitotsu
Akimiya, Main Hall Detail
Kiyari-shu, by Emi Yamazaki
Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010
Maemiya’s second pillar
non-Haru 4 tekoshu By CWG
Kamisha Yamadashi, 2010
Respects at Maemiya
Harumiya 2, Tateonbashira (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Shimosha Yamadashi, 2010 (Courtesy of Shimin-shinbun)
Tekoshu, Harumiya 4 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Harumiya 4, Motozuna-shu
Haru 2 2016 By CWG
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Satobiki, Harumiya, 2010
Yamadashi, Harumiya 4 (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)
Akimiya’s Tateonbashira, Kamisha
Tateonbashira Ceremony, 2010
Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010
Kokoro-hitotsu
Early AM, pre-Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Kamisha’s Kiotoshi, 2010
Honmiya
Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010
Satobiki 2016 By CWG
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Oikake-zuna-shu (By Emi Yamazaki)
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010
Haru 2 2016By CWG
Honmiya’s Kiotoshi, 2010 (Photo courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)
Harumiya 4, Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki
Ready to Fly v
Kiyari Kids, Kamisha, 2010
The pillars await, 2010
Practice run, Minato
Arriving in town, by Emi Yamazaki
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Miko, Evening Rituals, Honmiya
Honmiya 2, Banzai!
Maemiya’s Tateonbashira, 2010
Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)
Teko-shu, by Emi Yamazaki
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010
Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Above the kiotoshi slope 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Maemiya 1, Satobiki (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)
Motozuna and Kiyari (By Emi Yamazaki)
Harumiya, Tateonbashira, 2010
Temizuya at Honmiya
Kamisha’s Satobiki, Nagamochi Parade, 2004
Nearing Shimekake, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)
Attaching the harnesses, pre-Satobiki
Harumiya’s 4th pillar, The first of the festival, ready to fall, 2010 (Courtesy of the Shimin-shimbun)
Shimosha’s pillars await, 2016
Onbashira 