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