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

Honmiya 1, Kawakoshi (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

Oikake-zuna-shu (By Emi Yamazaki)

Haru 2 2016 By CWG

Kiotoshi Success v

Kokoro-hitotsu

Akimiya, by Subari

Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Maemiya’s second pillar

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

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Sunrise from Minato

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

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

Shimosha Yamadashi, 2010 (Courtesy of Shimin-shinbun)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010

Harumiya 4, Yamadashi, by Emi Yamazaki

Practice run, Minato

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Motozuna and Kiyari (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Tateonbashira Ceremony, 2010

Kamisha’s Satobiki, Nagamochi Parade, 2004

Miko, Evening Rituals, Honmiya

Happy Teko Guy (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Tekoshu, Harumiya 4 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Above the kiotoshi slope 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya, Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Nearing Shimekake, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kamisha’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Haru 1 (mini-kiotoshi) 2016 By CWG

Arriving in town, by Emi Yamazaki

Kamisha Yamadashi, 2010

non-Haru 4 tekoshu By CWG

Gratitude (By Emi Yamazaki)

The Suwa Basin, Land of Onbashira

Maemiya 1, Satobiki (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

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

Shimosha’s pillars await, 2016

Haru 2 2016By CWG

Kiyari-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Honmiya

Haruyon, Kokoro-hitotsu

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Satobiki, Harumiya, 2010

Yamadashi, Harumiya 4 (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

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

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Kiyari Kids, 2004

Kizukuri, preparing the log 2010

Honmiya 2, Banzai!

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

Akimiya, Main Hall Detail

Harumiya 2, Tateonbashira (Courtesy of Shimin-shimbun)

The pillars await, 2010

Maemiya’s Tateonbashira, 2010

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Yoisa! (By Emi Yamazaki)

Harumiya 4’s Kiotoshi, 2010

Respects at Maemiya

Temizuya at Honmiya

Satobiki 2016 By CWG

Teko-shu, by Emi Yamazaki

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Kamisha’s Satobiki, 2004

Harumiya 4, Motozuna-shu

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Harumiya 4 Tateonbashira, 2010

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

Kiyari Kids, Kamisha, 2010

Harumiya 4 Yamadashi, 2010 (By Emi Yamazaki)

Attaching the harnesses, pre-Satobiki

Harumiya 4, Satobiki, 2010

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Ready to Fly v

Yamadashi 2016 (By Victor Turek)

Akimiya’s Tateonbashira, Kamisha