Onbashira - Suwa Taisha Kamisha. Kiotoshi “tree falling” where men risk their lives riding the tree trunk. Shinto Festival

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Onbashira - Suwa Taisha Kamisha. Kiotoshi “tree falling” where men risk their lives riding the tree trunk down a steep slopes Japanese traditional log riding festival held in held in Suwa Town, Nagano Prefecture every six years. Tree trunk are dragged from the mountains to the Suwa Taisha Shrine to be raised as sacred pillars.

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