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  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 together with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71 conduct the Summer Festival starting in Yabuhara sanctuary and weaving itself through Kiso Mura village. Seen here the moment of the ceremony called Houbei-no-gi, which expresses the deepest respect moments after the most central part of the sanctuary which dates back to 680 AD at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, is taken down to be placed inside the Mikoshi. The festival known as Matsuri in Japanese is conducted across  80.000 Jinjas sanctuary throughout Japan and the number of Jinja increase to 4.000.000 sanctuaries if including very small ones. All sanctuaries have their own Matsuri throughout the year and Grand festival, known as Taisai. This is only conducted once a year at each sanctuary. The summer festival is called Yabuhara Jinja Taisai annual Grand festival, which is commonly known as Yabuhara Matsuri. Matsuri have been conducted uninterupted every year since the founding of the sanctuary in 680AD.
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  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dresses into his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with the help of two of his Shinto priest colleagues, Kageji Toyama and Kiyoto Suyama from neighbouring villages. The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
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  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dressed in his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71. They are the  25th and 24th uninterrupted generational SHINTO priests in their family line dating back to the 12th century AD. Seen here leaving the family home to walk to the inner sanctum of their sanctuary.  The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
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  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 together with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71 conduct the Summer Festival starting in Yabuhara sanctuary and weaving itself through Kiso Mura village. Seen here the moment of the ceremony called Houbei-no-gi which expresses the deepest respect moments after the most central part of the sanctuary which dates back to 680 AD at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, is taken down to be placed inside the Mikoshi. The festival known as Matsuri in Japanese is conducted across  80.000 Jinjas sanctuary throughout Japan and the number of Jinja increase to 4.000.000 sanctuaries if including very small ones. All sanctuaries have their own Matsuri throughout the year and Grand festival, known as Taisai. This is only conducted once a year at each sanctuary. The summer festival is called Yabuhara Jinja Taisai annual Grand festival, which is commonly known as Yabuhara Matsuri. Matsuri have been conducted uninterupted every year since the founding of the sanctuary in 680AD.
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  • The Mikoshi is carried through the village of Kiso Mura as part of the Summer festival parade. Here been ovesrlloked by Kazufumi Okutani, 71 the senior Shinto priest of the village of Kiso Mura. For all the participants it’s an all day sake drinking affair, stopping en route to soak up the alcohol with food as they sing along as part of the celebrations. The Mikoshi is also a portable Shinto shrine which on continuation of the ceremony is then carried by a large number of strong young men on their shoulders across the village for approximately 12 – 14 hours.
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  • Shinto priests Masatsugu Okutani, 41 (far right) together with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71 dressed in their ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary. They are the  24th and 25th uninterrupted generational SHINTO priests in their family line dating back to the 12th century AD. Seen here with priests Kagesi Toyama (far left) and Kiyoto Suyama (center left), which will assist in the ceremonial festivities which take place over a 36 hour period in early July every year.  The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize one's sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the "here and now" and allow one's sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
    20160709_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dresses into his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71. They are the  24th and 25th uninterrupted generational SHINTO priests in their family line dating back to the 12th century AD. The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
    20160708_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 together with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71 conduct the Summer Festival starting in Yabuhara sanctuary and weaving itself through Kiso Mura village. Seen here the moment of the ceremony called Houbei-no-gi, which expresses the deepest respect moments after the most central part of the sanctuary which dates back to 680 AD at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, is taken down to be placed inside the Mikoshi. The festival known as Matsuri in Japanese is conducted across  80.000 Jinjas sanctuary throughout Japan and the number of Jinja increase to 4.000.000 sanctuaries if including very small ones. All sanctuaries have their own Matsuri throughout the year and Grand festival, known as Taisai. This is only conducted once a year at each sanctuary. The summer festival is called Yabuhara Jinja Taisai annual Grand festival, which is commonly known as Yabuhara Matsuri. Matsuri have been conducted uninterupted every year since the founding of the sanctuary in 680AD.
    20160709_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • The Sarutahiko-no-kami. the role of these Kami are to guide the Mikoshi during the Summer Festival parade through the village of Kiso Mura. As one theory goes, it is said that these kami represents western people as they have big nose, big eyes, red and white faces, and blond hair. Sarutahiko-no-kami guides Mikoshi from the Yabuhara sanctuary, across the village and back to the sanctuary at the end of the festivities.
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  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 together with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71 conduct the Summer Festival starting in Yabuhara sanctuary and weaving itself through Kiso Mura village. Seen here the moment of the ceremony called Houbei-no-gi, which expresses the deepest respect moments after the most central part of the sanctuary which dates back to 680 AD at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, is taken down to be placed inside the Mikoshi. The festival known as Matsuri in Japanese is conducted across  80.000 Jinjas sanctuary throughout Japan and the number of Jinja increase to 4.000.000 sanctuaries if including very small ones. All sanctuaries have their own Matsuri throughout the year and Grand festival, known as Taisai. This is only conducted once a year at each sanctuary. The summer festival is called Yabuhara Jinja Taisai annual Grand festival, which is commonly known as Yabuhara Matsuri. Matsuri have been conducted uninterupted every year since the founding of the sanctuary in 680AD.
    20160709_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dresses into his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with the help of two of his Shinto priest colleagues, Kageji Toyama and Kiyoto Suyama from neighbouring villages. The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
    20160708_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • Ritual implements at the Meiji Jinja shrine, Tokyo, Japan
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