
A Shinto priest recites a scripture at Kamichikama-jinja in Nagoya, Japan.

A Shinto priest recites a scripture at Kamichikama-jinja in Nagoya, Japan.

A shrine maiden at Ikuta-jinja in Kōbe, Japan.

A woman visits Kego-jinja in Fukuoka, Japan.

A roadside shrine in Kumamoto, Japan.

Looking out the gate from Sakurayama-jinja in Morioka, Japan.

A lantern and a tree at a shrine in Tokyo, Japan.

A girl catches falling cherry blossom petals at Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha in Fujinomiya, Japan.

People at a ceremony at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu in Kamakura, Japan.

The big red nose of Yayoi Tengu in Beppu, Japan.

Pink fortunes tied at Kego-jinja in Fukuoka, Japan.