Tuesday 10 December 2013

Japan: Annual gun festival held at shrine in Saitama

Dozens of hunters fired blank shots to drive sacred horses up to a shrine in an annual gun festival in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

The festival was held on Sunday at Hachiman Shrine in Ogano Town.
People encouraged the horses to climb the steep steps up to the shrine, believing it is a promising sign for safe hunting and a good harvest.

Source:NewsOnJapan

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