Month: September 2023

The Yabusame Horseback Archery Festival which boasts an 800 year tradition was held at the Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine in the Shimoyoshida district, the city of Fujiyoshida, in Yamanashi Prefecture on September 19, 2023. Unlike other Yabusame festivals which are meant as samurai skill training, in this Yabusame Festival, a fortune is ritually told based on the horses’ hoof prints (https://fujiyoshida.net/event/155, https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/fujiyoshida/event/yabusame.html).

Shimoyoshida Station and Honcho Street, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine and Its Mikoshi Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

Yabusame Horseback Archery, Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

Purification of the ground and Fortune Telling Ritual, Yabusame Horseback Archery Festival, Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

One of the Jazz At Mountain Temple series featuring The Swing’n Melrose and FEELING JAZZ ORCHESTRA was held at the Nagasaka Community Center on September 17, 2023.

The Swing’n Melrose: Akiko Nakajima (piano and vocal), CHIEMI (vocal), Masashi Yamaguchi (bass) and Hideo Yamazaki (drums), https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386494028425776

The Swing’n Melrose, Nagasaka Community Center, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 9/17/2023

FEELING JAZZ ORCHESTRA is a big band based in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, https://www.facebook.com/fjo.kofu/

FEELING JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Nagasaka Community Center, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 9/17/2023

Kawaguchi Asama Shrine was established in 865 in order to bring Mount Fuji’s volcanic eruptions under control. It has been known for its huge seven cedar trees which are said that they are about 1200 years old. (https://asamajinja.or.jp/; https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/english/discover/kawaguchi-asama-shrine.html). Also, please refer to the article on Japanese Swordsmanship, 2017/2/11 (EXPERIENCE YAMANASHI AND MORE https://etsuo.tokyo/).

Itchiku Kubota has been known for his Tsujigahana-dyeing technique for the kimono. Most of his works are displayed at the Itchiku Kubota Art Museum in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture (https://www.itchiku-museum.com/en.pdf).

Itchiku Kubota Art Museum, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 9/14/2023

Grapevines and Koshu grapes (Vitis vinifera), Ichinomiya, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 9/07/2023

Acorns of the sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) and Chestnuts (Castanea cerenata), Michibata-ridge, Yamanashi-shi, Yamanashi, 9/07/2023