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What's this? Fukagawa Hachiman Festival photos by Philbert Ono. Held in mid-August in Koto Ward, Tokyo, this is the festival's full-scale version held once every three years (1996, 1999, 2002, etc.).
Joint Procession of Portable Shrines
Aug. 18, 1996
The mikoshi bearers work in sync as the mikoshi bobs up and down on the bearers' shoulders. It actually takes practice to learn how to carry (or hang on to) the one of the poles. If you're out of sync, the pole will keep pounding your shoulder up and down. It can be a painful experience for a novice.
At the front and corners of the mikoshi, you can see a few people who push and steer the mikoshi to keep it going in the right direction.
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