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  • Two girls wearing yukata, passing under the tori gate at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura
    KAMAKURA_4338a.jpg
  • Japanese couple wearing yukata, in front of the lotus pond of Tsurugaoka Hachimngu shrine in Kamakura
    KAMAKURA_4337.jpg
  • Lotus pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura
    KAMAKURA_4356.jpg
  • Morning purification of Shinto prieasts in the sea, of Kamakura at 5 am on the first day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
    HACHIMANGU_5454.jpg
  • Shinto priests carrying seweed for the shrine after the morning purification in the sea of Kamakura, at 5 am on the first day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura. They later place it outside the shrine buildings for protection.
    HACHIMANGU_5550.jpg
  • Shinto priests carrying seweed for the shrine after the morning purification in the sea of Kamakura, at 5 am on the first day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura. They later place it outside the shrine buildings for protection.
    HACHIMANGU_5532.jpg
  • Kiyomoto Ogasawara (middle) on the way to a ritual before taking part in Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6886.jpg
  • Kiyomoto Ogasawara fixing his gloves while wearing an Edo era costume, before taking part in Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6869.jpg
  • Young girls performe a relegious dance, during an outdoors ceremony on the 2nd day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
    HACHIMANGU_6500.jpg
  • Kiyomoto Ogasawara leaving the Yabusame track at the end of Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_7096.jpg
  • The three main archers taking part in a preperatory ritual for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6925.jpg
  • One of the archers taking part in Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual) aranging the bows in the shrine's dojo (martial arts building), after the morning trainning on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
    HACHIMANGU_6650.jpg
  • Religious procession with portable shrines returning to the shrine, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6606.jpg
  • Morning purification of Shinto prieasts in the sea, at 5 am on the first day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
    HACHIMANGU_5373.jpg
  • Offerings to the goods and outdoors ceremony, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6473.jpg
  • Young people in traditional costumes carrying targets for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6890.jpg
  • Shinto priests climbing the stairs to the main shrine for the main ceremony, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_5924.jpg
  • Arrows on display during an outdoors preperatory ritual for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6942.jpg
  • People dressed in traditional costumes carrying the bows and arrows of the Yabusame archers, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6597.jpg
  • Young girls that performe a relegious dance, siting in the inner yard of Hongu (the main shrine) on the 2nd day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
    HACHIMANGU_6052.jpg
  • Morning practise in preperation for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), that is performed on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_5767.jpg
  • Morning practise in preperation for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), that is performed on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_5761b.jpg
  • Kiyomoto Ogasawara during Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_7024.jpg
  • Kiyomoto Ogasawara (R) and other archers getting ready before taking part in Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6878.jpg
  • Religious procession with portable shrines, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6555.jpg
  • Religious procession with portable shrines, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6383.jpg
  • Religious procession with portable shrines, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6343.jpg
  • People dressed in traditional costumes putting up targets for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_7023.jpg
  • Morning practise in preperation for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), that is performed on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_5747.jpg
  • Offerings to the goods and outdoors ceremony, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6473.jpg
  • Morning practise in preperation for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), that is performed on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_5756.jpg
  • Morning practise in preperation for Yabusame (horse-riding archery shinto ritual), that is performed on the 3rd day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_5736.jpg
  • Shinto priests collecting seweed for the shrine after the morning purification, at 5 am on the first day of the 3-day anual ritual of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura. They later place it outside the shrine buildings for protection.
    HACHIMANGU_5464.jpg
  • The head priest of the shrine riding one of the horses that will later be used for the Yabusame ritual, at the religious procession with portable shrines, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6332.jpg
  • The main ceremony inside the main shrine, during the second day of the 3-day anual festival of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura.
    HACHIMANGU_6037.jpg
  • Kiyomoto Ogasawara taking care of a horse that is used in Yabusame.
    HACHIMANGU-YABUSAME_5790.jpg
  • Hat and arrows used by Yabusame archers.
    HACHIMANGU_6689.jpg
  • getting ready for the Yabusame ritual.
    HACHIMANGU_6850.jpg
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  • Couple in Yukata on the way from the beach to Kamakura station.<br />
Yukatas are light kimonos and very popular in summer. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
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  • Couple in Yukata on the way from the beach to Kamakura station.<br />
Yukatas are light kimonos and very popular in summer. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-8001.jpg
  • Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7924.jpg
  • The beach is consisted of very thin gray and black sand which becomes muddy and easy to manipulate and play with.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7925.jpg
  • Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7852.jpg
  • A couple watching over their kid that is playing on the beach. Many Japanese, wear cloths over their swimwear when they go to the beach, as they try to avoid being exposed to the sun. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7836.jpg
  • Swimming isn't allowed as there are waves and probably also currents at that point as a river flows in to the sea.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7961.jpg
  • Lifeguard.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7929.jpg
  • Guys with tattoos. Japanese beaches have signs advising to cover tatoos but it looks like most people who have non Yakuza related tatoos don't care about it. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7828.jpg
  • Car aficionados near the beach.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7994.jpg
  • Rubbish recycling point.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7932.jpg
  • Girls crying shaved ice, a popular summer cooling drink. It is trimmed or "shaved" ice with a sirup on it.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7918.jpg
  • Japanese style cafe/restaurant.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7915.jpg
  • Waiting for the fireworks.<br />
Every July there are fireworks held on Yuigahama beach and people gather wearing yukata (light summer kimono) to watch them.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-FIREWORKS-4368.jpg
  • Waiting for the fireworks.<br />
Every July there are fireworks held on Yuigahama beach and people gather wearing yukata (light summer kimono) to watch them.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-FIREWORKS-4362.jpg
  • Beach Bars.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7970.jpg
  • Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7947.jpg
  • Japanese style cafe/restaurant.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7917.jpg
  • Food stall.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7913.jpg
  • Waiting for the fireworks.<br />
Every July there are fireworks held on Yuigahama beach and people gather wearing yukata (light summer kimono) to watch them.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-FIREWORKS-4381.jpg
  • Beach bar. Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7953.jpg
  • Sitting area with food and drinks available from a few diffeent shops.<br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7950.jpg
  • Smoking area. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7949.jpg
  • Unfortunately beaches near Tokyo aren't so clean and often a lot of rubbish is often floating around. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7903.jpg
  • Unfortunately beaches near Tokyo aren't so clean and often a lot of rubbish is often floating around. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7897.jpg
  • Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7885.jpg
  • Girls from Shizuoka city who came to the beach to have fun and spend the night dancing sauce in a local salsa party. <br />
Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7987.jpg
  • Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7931.jpg
  • Yuigahama beach in Kamakura is one of the most popular beaches near Tokyo. It takes about one and a half hour to reach it by train from central Tokyo and it is usually crowded on weekends and on public holidays.
    YUIGAHAMA-7946.jpg
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  • The second archer dressed in Kamakura era clothes, walking through the suvenir area in front of the Senso-ji shrine in Asakusa, on his way to the location by the river where he will take part in Yabusame
    YABUSAME_ASAKUSA_3081.jpg
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