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Onbashira
Festival
Trip of The
Sacred,Huge logs in QOOSD
Suwa Grand Shrine
Festival
has
1,200
years'
history.
It
is
held
in
every
six
years,
Monkey
and
Tiger.
People
in
Suwa were ready
for
this
Monkey year
of
2004.
They
are very
religious
and
sincerely
believe
God
of
Onbashira.
Bad luck, bad
weather,
and
various
disasters
will
come
if
they
mistreat
God.
mKamisha-Yamadashin First day of The
Festival Apr. 2, 2004.
"Fir
Tree
lived
in
the
mountain
,Came
down
to
village
to
be
God."
Kiyari-song
The
Onbashira
Festival
of
Suwa
Grand
Shrine
started
on
Apr.
2,2004.It's
rainy
in
the
morning
but
in
the
Pulling
down
the
Onbashira
in
rain All
people
are
wearing
Happi
under
raincoat
Spectators are watching from upstairs' windows of
every
house
along the street of Anayama.
This
is one of the most difficult corners to
control
the
huge
log.
The 3rd
of Honmiya
is
now
going
down
the
road. Young people
riding
proudly
on
the
wood.
They sprinkle lots of water on the asphalt road so
they can easily slide
the log.
Children
are also cheery.
The
sky
became
blue
in
the
afternoon!!
The
last
Onbashira
enjoys
its
proceed
with
small
flags
streaming
in
spring
wind
Cleaning
troops
follow
at
the
end
of
the
marching
line.
"Ne
no
Kami"flag
cheers
up
1st
of
Honmiya.
Only
short
steps
are
left
for
todays
program.
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The
Onbashira
Festival
started
at
Tunaokiba. It
is
the
place
at
the
border
of
Chino
city and
Hara
mura,
1200meter
high
from
sea level.
The sacred logs
should make their
parade
to Onbashira-yashiki,
about 12 kiro
meter
away.
It
is
near Ankokuji
in
Chino
city, 750m
sea level. 8 sacred logs should
make
their
parade
in order. 1st
of
Honmiya, 1st
of Maemiya,
2nd
of
Honmiya,
2nd
of
Maemiya,
3rd of
Honmiya,etc.
On
the
way, they
meet
many
difficulties,
narrow
lane,
steep slope
to
slide
down,
cold
water
stream to
cross,
etc. @@@@
. At
8
o'clock in
the
morning
of
Apr.
2,
in
stormy
weather, the
first
and
the
biggest
one
, 1st
of
Honmiya
began
to
move.
It
was
misty because of
heavy
rain. Not
any
mountain@ could
be
seen
on
the
back..
But
at
about
11
a.m.
the
slight
sunshine
appeared. At
1
p.m. when
the
last,
4th
of@ Maemiya
left
Tunaokiba,
Mt.
Yatsugatake. appeared from clouds as if she says good-by to
the sacred logs.
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At
about
6:30
p.m.
all
the logs
finished
their march
and
stayed
still
in
order.
The
total
number
of
visitors
were
50,000,
but
they
say
2000
persons less
than the
previous (6 years
before)
first
day.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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Ver.P.2 Nov.18,2004.
Copy Right A.hattori 2004.