Photographer's Note
Another mikoshi (carriage thought to hold deities) being held high and carried through the crowds around the surrounding streets of the Asakusa Shrine.
Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle of a divine spirit in Japan at the time of a parade of deities. Often, the mikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing. Typical shapes are rectangles, hexagons, and octagons. The body, which stands on two poles (for carrying), is usually lavishly decorated, and the roof might hold a carving of a Phoenix.
During a matsuri, people bear a mikoshi on their shoulders by means of the two poles. They bring the mikoshi from the shrine, carry it around the neighborhoods that worship at the shrine, and in many cases leave it in a designated area, resting on blocks, for a time before returning it to the shrine. Some shrines have the custom of dipping the mikoshi in the water of a nearby lake, river or ocean. At certain festivals, the people who bear the mikoshi wave it wildly from side to side, and from time to time, deaths occur when a mikoshi strikes a bystander or participant.
A mikoshi was believed to have been first used to transport Hachiman to Tōdai-ji temple from Usa Jingu in 749.
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angelsimon
(2466) 2007-06-03 20:08
Hi Peter.
A very interesting picture. It remember me our traditions, we use to carry our saints like those people in processions.
The picture is very well exposed and framed. Congratulations.
Angel.
designsoul
(17843) 2007-06-03 20:21
Peter, this is a great strong and gutsy composition, with the red headscarves making a semi-oval at the bottom while your wide angle distorts the top just the right amount to rhyme with it. A very creative and great work, with an interesting note,
good night from rainy Ottawa
sasa
Furachan
(0) 2007-06-03 20:59
Hi Peter, I'm gonna try a WS on this as the colors look a little washed out. Patly it's a question of you not wanting to overdo colors, I can undestand that, but the funny thing is when I open the pic i PS it loks much more vibrant than on TE, so there's a problem in transferring color profiles from Photoshop to wherever... And this same weak color scenario has been present in the ther pics from this series so today I though I'd have a silly FUrachan go at it. Compo and mood are both fine it's a very nice shot otherwise.
Cheers,
Francis
jinju
(14265) 2007-06-04 3:06
I like what you are doing with the wide angle Peter: getting right on top top of your FG subjects alosmt touching them with your lens but thanks to all that width showing us the whole world they inhabit!
vagabondtravels
(6511) 2007-06-04 5:57
Hi Peter
Great pov, I really like the wide angle. Good comp and crop. Way to get in close.
You have some really strong images from this festival. Well done.
Ben
Photo Information
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Copyright: Peter Carney (PeterC)
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- Genre: Ludzie
- Medium: Kolorowe
- Date Taken: 2007-05-18
- Categories: Święta
- Camera: Nikon D 70s, Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X AF Pro DX, UV
- Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2007-06-03 20:03