Men light sacred torches during the Oto Fire Festival at the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine on February 6, 2015 in Shingu, Japan. The male-only...
Men light sacred torches during the Oto Fire Festival at the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine on February 6, 2015 in Shingu, Japan. The male-only...
Men light sacred torches during the Oto Fire Festival at the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine on February 6, 2015 in Shingu, Japan. The male-only...
Child covers his mouth from smoke as participants light sacred torches during the Oto Fire Festival at the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine on February...
Participants row boats around the Mifunejima on the Kumano river during the Kumano Hayatama auunal festival on October 16, 2014 in Kiho, Mie, Japan....
Wooden "speedboats" rowed by young men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World...
Wooden "speedboats" rowed by young men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World...
Wooden "speedboats" rowed by young men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Pilgrim bows in reverence before the massive trunk of the ancient, sacred Nagi tree wrapped with a shimenawa rope within the grounds of Kumano...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Visitors and pilgrims gather across the wide gravel courtyard facing the grand vermilion pavilions of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu, Wakayama...
Two travelers stand reading an informative display board next to the UNESCO World Heritage stone monument inside the sacred forested grounds of...
Pilgrim bows in prayer while a Shinto shrine maiden performs maintenance on the vermilion pavilions at Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu, Wakayama...
Pilgrim pauses to read an informational board beside a vermilion torii gate leading to the sub-shrines of Yatagarasu and Suzumiya Tajikarao within...
Row of vermilion wooden lanterns frames a Shinto shrine maiden cleaning the pavilion facade while an elderly pilgrim prays with clasped hands at...
Several tourists walk across the wide gravel courtyard between the primary vermilion pavilions and towering stone lanterns of Kumano Hayatama Taisha...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Two travelers walk toward the grand vermilion entrance gateway adorned with a thick braided shimenawa rope at Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu,...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
The wide, turquoise waters of the Kumano River meander through steep, densely forested mountain ridges near Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Visitors pass beneath a massive braided straw shimenawa rope hanging across the main red wooden gateway at the entrance of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in...
An international trekker carrying a large backpack walks through a towering vermilion torii gate leading into the sacred forested grounds of Kumano...
Shinto shrine maiden in traditional red and white attire cleans the wooden facade of the grand vermilion pavilions within the sacred grounds of...
Traditional Japanese stone lanterns and a striking vermilion torii gate guard the entryway to the sacred grounds of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu,...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama...
Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near...
Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in...
Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near...
Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its...
Participants row boats around the Mifunejima on the Kumano river during the Kumano Hayatama auunal festival on October 16, 2012 in Kiho, Mie, Japan....
Participants row boats around the Mifunejima on the Kumano river during the Kumano Hayatama auunal festival on October 16, 2012 in Kiho, Mie, Japan....
Participants row boats around the Mifunejima on the Kumano river during the Kumano Hayatama auunal festival on October 16, 2012 in Kiho, Mie, Japan....
Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama...
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama...
Photo shows large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4 for display...
Photo shows large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4 for display...
Photo shows large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4 for display...
Photo shows large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 2 for display...
Photo shows large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 2 for display...日本
Making of Kiccho lucky willow branch decorations for the Feb. 2 Setsubun day reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Making of Kiccho lucky willow branch decorations for the Feb. 2 Setsubun day reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama...
Shrine maiden cleans large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6...
Shrine maidens clean large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6...
Jizo statue, wrapped up in a cloth with a Cross of Saint James, a symbol of "nSantiago de Compostela, standing at Hyakkengura-lookout point at Kumano...
