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)

Tateonbashira Ceremony, 2010

Satobiki 2016 By CWG

The Suwa Basin, Land of Onbashira

Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Kamisha’s Satobiki, Nagamochi Parade, 2004

Kiyari Kids, 2004

Haruyon, Kokoro-hitotsu

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Respects at Maemiya

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

Harumiya 4, Motozuna-shu

Attaching the harnesses, pre-Satobiki

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Satobiki, Harumiya, 2010

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Temizuya at Honmiya

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

The pillars await, 2010

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

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

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

Haru 2 2016 By CWG

Tekoshu, Harumiya 4 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Practice run, Minato

Harumiya 2, Tateonbashira (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Arriving in town, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Nearing Shimekake, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Akimiya, by Subari

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Haru 2 2016By CWG

Kiyari-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Gratitude (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yamadashi, Harumiya 4 (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Maemiya 1, Satobiki (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

non-Haru 4 tekoshu By CWG

Teko-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Kokoro-hitotsu

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

Haru 1 (mini-kiotoshi) 2016 By CWG

Maemiya’s second pillar

Shimosha’s pillars await, 2016

Harumiya, Tateonbashira, 2010

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

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

Akimiya’s Tateonbashira, Kamisha

Honmiya

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Motozuna and Kiyari (By Emi Yamazaki)

Happy Teko Guy (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kizukuri, preparing the log 2010

Oikake-zuna-shu (By Emi Yamazaki)

Honmiya 1, Kawakoshi (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Maemiya’s Tateonbashira, 2010

Akimiya, Main Hall Detail

Kamisha’s Satobiki, 2004

Kiyari Kids, Kamisha, 2010

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010

Ready to Fly v

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4, Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Miko, Evening Rituals, Honmiya

Sunrise from Minato

Kiotoshi Success v

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Shimosha Yamadashi, 2010 (Courtesy of Shimin-shinbun)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kamisha Yamadashi, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Above the kiotoshi slope 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Kamisha’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Honmiya 2, Banzai!