I was looking at stuff to do and I came across an article talking about the Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine. It mentioned that it has 30,000 lanterns on display. I knew it would be great for photos, so I had to go. Plus it was only a 30 minute walk from work. Since the festival started on Thursday and was going till Sunday, I figured it would be best to go to Thursday. I made a couchsurfing hangout and 7 other people decided to join me. I am happy that I went because it was beautiful. There were some people playing local instruments as well which was pretty cool. The drums were amazing. The performers were playing with such strength that you could feel the rhythm throughout your whole body. It was amazing.
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| entering the shrine area |
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| in front of a statue |
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| an impressive size tori |
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| name of the festival in japanese |
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| so many lanterns |
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| reminded me a bit of the decorations I saw last week for tanabata |
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| one performing area |
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| more lanterns |
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| different style |
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| what an entrance |
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| playing traditional music |
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| shamisen |
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| the stage |
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| singing |
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| taiko |
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| lanterns people designed |
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| the big shrine |
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| another cool design |
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| other lanterns |
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| not sure what it was |
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| more lanterns |
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| the sky was beautiful |
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| Argentina |
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| too bad i couldnt see that well, but the drum performance here was amazing |
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| lanterns lit |
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| then there were cheerleaders with pom poms........ |
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| we lost half the group |
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| people doing some martial arts |
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| lanterns, so many lanterns |
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| what a wonderful sight |
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| memorizing |
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| everywhere |
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| everyone's back together |
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| people dancing along with the performers |
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| leaving |
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