Tag: Namahage Festival

World Haiku Series 2022 (14) Haiku by Bina

Haiku by Bina 1. how tranquil the sun like Rumi meditating on the evening sea. なんて静かな太陽 ルミが夕暮れの海で瞑想するように 2. you are an atom in the cosmic scheme of things an atom am i. あなたは原子 物事の宇宙の配色の中で 原子は私 3. in the still water of a languid salt lake sky’s eternity. ものうい塩湖の静かな水の中に 空の永遠 4. climbing the mountainof a meandering … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022 (14) Haiku by Bina →

For New Year 2012 (7)

  Namahage-Sedo Festival （なまはげ柴灯まつり）takes place in Shinzan shrine （真山神社）in Oga city , Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan, the second Friday through the second Sunday of February every year. This festival is carried out as a tourist event that combines the Shinto shrine Sedo festival and the Namahage folk festival.  Here is a photo of the … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (7) →