100 miko shrine maidens dance by lantern light on the first night of the Mantou Mitama Matsuri at Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine. Japanese taiko drum and kagura dance are also performed at this festival to assuage the spirits of the war dead enshrined here.
May 23, 2013 - 1 min read
Mantou Mitama Festival in Photos
100 "miko" shrine maidens dance by lantern light
100 local ladies become shrine maidens for the evening to dance in at Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine (Photo: GetHiroshima)
100 local ladies become shrine maidens for the evening to dance in at Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine (Photo: GetHiroshima)
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