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

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Above the kiotoshi slope 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kamisha’s Kiotoshi, 2010

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

Haruyon, Kokoro-hitotsu

Maemiya’s second pillar

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kiyari Kids, 2004

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Haru 2 2016By CWG

Honmiya

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya, Tateonbashira, 2010

Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

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

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

non-Haru 4 tekoshu By CWG

Akimiya, Main Hall Detail

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kiyari Kids, Kamisha, 2010

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Haru 1 (mini-kiotoshi) 2016 By CWG

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010

Oikake-zuna-shu (By Emi Yamazaki)

Practice run, Minato

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

Happy Teko Guy (By Emi Yamazaki)

The pillars await, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kiyari-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Satobiki 2016 By CWG

The Suwa Basin, Land of Onbashira

Honmiya 1, Kawakoshi (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Honmiya 2, Banzai!

Teko-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4, Motozuna-shu

Gratitude (By Emi Yamazaki)

Akimiya’s Tateonbashira, Kamisha

Tekoshu, Harumiya 4 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Akimiya, by Subari

Maemiya 1, Satobiki (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Satobiki, Harumiya, 2010

Harumiya 4, Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Nearing Shimekake, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Tateonbashira Ceremony, 2010

Kiotoshi Success v

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kizukuri, preparing the log 2010

Respects at Maemiya

Kamisha’s Satobiki, Nagamochi Parade, 2004

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

Attaching the harnesses, pre-Satobiki

Maemiya’s Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

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

Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Kamisha’s Satobiki, 2004

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi, Harumiya 4 (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Arriving in town, by Emi Yamazaki

Kokoro-hitotsu

Haru 2 2016 By CWG

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Kamisha Yamadashi, 2010

Harumiya 2, Tateonbashira (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Miko, Evening Rituals, Honmiya

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

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

Shimosha’s pillars await, 2016

Shimosha Yamadashi, 2010 (Courtesy of Shimin-shinbun)

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Temizuya at Honmiya

Motozuna and Kiyari (By Emi Yamazaki)

Ready to Fly v

Sunrise from Minato