Kurama
Kurama, in the hills north of Kyoto, was the site of an ancient pilgrimage to Kurama-dera temple. Every year there is a fire festival (Kurama-no-Hi Matsuri) in the village below. |
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Kuramadera Temple's main hall. |
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View from Kuramadera Temple. |
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Lions guard the entrance to Kuramadera Temple's
hondo. |
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Kuramadera Temple's hondo. |
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Path leading
down from Kuramadera Temple to Yuki-jinja Shrine. |
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Kurama fire festival. |
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Kurama fire festival. |
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Kurama fire festival. |
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The Kurama-no-hi Shinto
festival in Autumn. |
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Men clad in loincloths
carry burning torches up to the local shrine at the
Kurama-no-hi festival. |
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This camphor tree beside
Yuki-jinja Shrine on the path to Kuramadera Temple has been designated
a kami. |
