mikoshi

These mirrors—which reflected the essence of the kami—were held in ornate wooden boxes called mikoshi, and none but the priests could open them.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

These mirrors—which reflected the essence of the kami—were held in ornate wooden boxes called mikoshi, and none but the priests could open them.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

These mirrors—which reflected the essence of the kami—were held in ornate wooden boxes called mikoshi, and none but the priests could open them.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

A mikoshi is a Japanese portable shrine that is used in festivals to transport the spirit of a deity.

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Taking from the other sleeve an onosa—a stick covered in paper decorations that were meant to ward off evil—he waved it in the air, before allowing sake to be distributed by the men who had carried the mikoshi.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

Here four strong fishermen walked behind the priest, carrying the mikoshi, which had been fitted with two long bars, making it a kind of palanquin.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

Taking from the other sleeve an onosa—a stick covered in paper decorations that were meant to ward off evil—he waved it in the air, before allowing sake to be distributed by the men who had carried the mikoshi.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

Taking from the other sleeve an onosa—a stick covered in paper decorations that were meant to ward off evil—he waved it in the air, before allowing sake to be distributed by the men who had carried the mikoshi.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

Here four strong fishermen walked behind the priest, carrying the mikoshi, which had been fitted with two long bars, making it a kind of palanquin.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

Here four strong fishermen walked behind the priest, carrying the mikoshi, which had been fitted with two long bars, making it a kind of palanquin.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010