Comments on: 2004 Holy Log Pole Festival

2004 Holy Log Pole Festival

shoepal — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 08:35:32 -0800

Yamadashi, the first part of the Onbashira Matsuri, a septennial shinto festival in the Nagano Prefecture, involves hauling a bunch of 200 year old fir trees out of the forest and then perilously riding them down the hillside (locals only, all you extreme sports nuts) in preparation for May's Satobiki. O-hanami this is not.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:06:14 -0800

wow. this shinto is some diety, able to manifest new 200 year old trees in a mere seven year span. and we thought christ was cool cuz he could water ski.

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:28:08 -0800

Silence, mortal!

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:42:34 -0800

On the news last night they showed the first part of this festival, where they haul out these big trees that they'll use next month for the logjammin' festival. Not a good way to die, if you ask me. More sakura and beer, please.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:51:40 -0800

Is that all you can muster, Sir Q?

By: mote

mote — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 20:39:26 -0800

Very cool. Thanks, shoepal. Is it just me, or is Shinto associated with significantly more Really Cool Things than other religions? You don't hear about the Baptists next door going log-surfing or carrying half-ton portable churches around...