Onbashira is a visual feast. Enjoy the show. Photos courtesy of Emi Yamazaki, Subari, Victor Turek, CWG, and the Shimin-Shimbun

Oikake-zuna-shu (By Emi Yamazaki)

Maemiya’s second pillar

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Honmiya 1, Kawakoshi (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Arriving in town, by Emi Yamazaki

Sunrise from Minato

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kamisha’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Kiyari, before the fall (Courtesy of the Shimin-shimbun)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Maemiya’s Kawakoshi, 2010 (Courtesy of the Shimin-shimbun)

Attaching the harnesses, pre-Satobiki

Gratitude (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Akimiya, Main Hall Detail

Motozuna and Kiyari (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Haru 2 2016 By CWG

The pillars await, 2010

Yamadashi, Harumiya 4 (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Satobiki 2016 By CWG

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Haru 1 (mini-kiotoshi) 2016 By CWG

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kiyari Kids, Kamisha, 2010

Teko-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Kizukuri, preparing the log 2010

Kiyari-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Akimiya, by Subari

Kamisha’s Satobiki, 2004

Honmiya 2, Banzai!

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Practice run, Minato

Happy Teko Guy (By Emi Yamazaki)

The Suwa Basin, Land of Onbashira

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Satobiki, Harumiya, 2010

Harumiya 4, Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4, Motozuna-shu

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya’s 4th pillar, The first of the festival, ready to fall, 2010 (Courtesy of the Shimin-shimbun)

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Tekoshu, Harumiya 4 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010

Maemiya 1, Satobiki (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Kamisha’s Satobiki, Nagamochi Parade, 2004

Haru 2 2016By CWG

Ready to Fly v

non-Haru 4 tekoshu By CWG

Shimosha’s pillars await, 2016

Honmiya’s Kiotoshi, 2010 (Photo courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Shimosha Yamadashi, 2010 (Courtesy of Shimin-shinbun)

Harumiya 2, Tateonbashira (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kiotoshi Success v

Honmiya

Nearing Shimekake, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Tateonbashira Ceremony, 2010

Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Kokoro-hitotsu

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya, Tateonbashira, 2010

Miko, Evening Rituals, Honmiya

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Akimiya’s Tateonbashira, Kamisha

Kiyari Kids, 2004

Haruyon, Kokoro-hitotsu

Temizuya at Honmiya

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kamisha Yamadashi, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Respects at Maemiya

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Maemiya’s Tateonbashira, 2010

Early AM, pre-Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Above the kiotoshi slope 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010