It was a pretty cool experience but we couldn't stay the whole time because it was packed and we were afraid we wouldn't catch the last train. It was on a Monday and we had school the next day.
On the train towards Kyoto.
the train for Kurama, it was PACKED!
waiting
yeah, it was uncomfortable
finally at Kurama station
it was so nice here, in the middle of the mountains
map of kurama
by the end of the festival these two shrines are carried (we didn't stay long enough to see). we were also told that at the end of the festival those sake barrels are opened and people can drink it freely.
another drinking fountain, I love them.
Ojisosan. They are children deity and take care of little kids.
Model of Kurama
Outside one of the shrines
before the festival, so many people gathered
a torch was lit right next to us, some people had to move because they were too close and it was dangerous. We were nice and toasty the whole time
the priest of the temple
there were a lot of little kids, as young as two years old, carrying the torches with their parents, it was really adorable
one of the babies
adults carried bigger torches. some needed as many as four men to be carried
Carolina (Ecuador) and I went to a small shop (inside a house) and had some cookies. The owner then brought us some ocha (Japanese tea) and gave it to us for free
Koala cookies, I couldn't help taking pictures
The torched were stood up, it looked very pretty
this was awesome, she's really good.
the line to go back. it took us over an hour to get to the train
and it keeps going
and going
that's the kurama station
they were chanting something while they carried the torches. I believed it's the call for the deity they of the town. They call him to come back to them.
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