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2016 Suwa Grand Shrine Shimosha Onbashira Festival

.     [Harumiya No.3-Kiotoshi] -Down Hill         Apr.8, 9,10, 2016.     
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They shout "Yoisho" at top of the slope celemony before go down.

[Falling off the slope Harumiya  No.4]
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Kiotoshisaka,    People are slliping down the steep slope . 

[Stadium looking up Kiotoshi slope]
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  2016.04.      08.11:40
[Admission fee free]
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[To next step]
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  2016.04.08.  13:15

[Say Kanpai !]
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Harumiya  No.4 at Shimekake place. The end of Yamadasi. 2016.04.08. 15:30

[ Pubric View in Town ]
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JR Shimosuwa station   2016.04.08.  17:10


/[8 Huge Log in Shimekake Place]
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Waiting next step, Satobiki.    2016.04.15.

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Kiotoshisaka of Shimosha is settled at the entrance of Hagikura area.
 It is in Shimosuwa-cho along to the Rote142. It is very near to Ochiai-Power 
Station which had given electricity to Suwa area in Meiji era. Kiotoshisaka is a 
mountain 32 meter high, with angle of 35 degree , and 100 meter long. Now it 
is famous all over Japan reported by TV news and by other media.  I tried to 
touch the ground myself and could understand how the slope is slippery and 
muddy. The grinding huge log weighted more than 6 or 7 tons !      Please 
imagine how it is dangerous and needs brave heart!  It is said many were died.  
Kiyari-song says ,  "It's the Man's trial."   Nobody can find from when this 
custom had begun.  There is not any photograph showing men riding on the 
logs before 1938.  On the other hand, there is a report that a brave man was 
on in Taisho era.(1920)                                                                        
Shimosha Yamadashi Festival continued 3 days, counting total 523,000 
persons. To compare with the last event, 37,000 larger people visited this 
time. It is the most successful in the history of Onbashra.                         


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