http://www.ne.jp/asahi/fukude/matsuri/ (三ツ谷典之, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan) Description: Homepage of a maker of portable shrines with information on the Rokusha Shrine in Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture. General and actual information on the shrine and the shrine festival; the worshipped deities; foundation of the shrine; shrines in the neigbourhood; photos of the shrine and a festival by night; detailed information on the festival procession with a map; an access map to the shrine; videos from the festival from 2005 till 2007; many photos of the festival itself and the preparations before ist from 1998 till 2007; various information and photos of the portable shrines; very detailed explanation on the vocabulary of the fragments of the portable shrines with detailed photos; photos of the building of a portable shrine; information on the "shimenawa" the straw rope at a torii; a photo show of how to make a straw rope for a shrine; old photos of the festivals and the portable shrines; information on the workers making the portable shrines in the past; information on the music instruments played at the festivals; a video of the shrine festival in 1956; photos and audio files of music at the shrine; photos of the "shirushibanten" the clothes of the people attending at the festivals; introduction of the people making portable shrines in the past and nowadays; videos of the festivals of other shrines and photos of their portable shrines; links.
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