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

Maemiya’s second pillar

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010

Motozuna and Kiyari (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kizukuri, preparing the log 2010

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

Honmiya 1, Kawakoshi (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

non-Haru 4 tekoshu By CWG

The Suwa Basin, Land of Onbashira

Haruyon, Kokoro-hitotsu

Shimosha’s pillars await, 2016

Kiyari Kids, 2004

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Akimiya, Main Hall Detail

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Honmiya 2, Banzai!

Ready to Fly v

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kokoro-hitotsu

Kamisha’s Satobiki, 2004

Kamisha Yamadashi, 2010

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Shimosha Yamadashi, 2010 (Courtesy of Shimin-shinbun)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Practice run, Minato

Maemiya 1, Satobiki (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

The pillars await, 2010

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Attaching the harnesses, pre-Satobiki

Haru 1 (mini-kiotoshi) 2016 By CWG

Yamadashi, Harumiya 4 (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Harumiya 4, Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Kiyari-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Satobiki 2016 By CWG

Miko, Evening Rituals, Honmiya

Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Satobiki, Harumiya, 2010

Nearing Shimekake, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Temizuya at Honmiya

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

Sunrise from Minato

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Respects at Maemiya

Happy Teko Guy (By Emi Yamazaki)

Oikake-zuna-shu (By Emi Yamazaki)

Haru 2 2016 By CWG

Tekoshu, Harumiya 4 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Haru 2 2016By CWG

Honmiya

Teko-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4, Motozuna-shu

Kiyari Kids, Kamisha, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

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

Akimiya, by Subari

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Harumiya, Tateonbashira, 2010

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

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Akimiya’s Tateonbashira, Kamisha

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

Above the kiotoshi slope 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kiotoshi Success v

Gratitude (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kamisha’s Satobiki, Nagamochi Parade, 2004

Maemiya’s Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Arriving in town, by Emi Yamazaki

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

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

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kamisha’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Tateonbashira Ceremony, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 2, Tateonbashira (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)