Onbashira Festival Japan

Name: Onbashira Festival Japan
Uploaded: 2015-10-02T03:18:53+00:00
Duration: 5 min
Channel: Brendonwarren
Description: The Onbashira is a festival held every six years in the Lake Suwa area of Nagano, Japan. The purpose of the festival is to symbolically renew the Suwa Taisha or Suwa Grand Shrine. "Onbashira" can be literally translated as "the honored pillars". It has been going on uninterrupted for 1200 years. The next one will take place in 2016.

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The Onbashira is a festival held every six years in the Lake Suwa area of Nagano, Japan. The purpose of the festival is to symbolically renew the Suwa Taisha or Suwa Grand Shrine. "Onbashira" can be literally translated as "the honored pillars".  It has been going on uninterrupted for 1200 years. The next one will take place in 2016.

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