I found a person performing a lion dance in the precinct of Yasukuni Jinja

Mask of lion dance
Shot at Yasukuni Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kudan, Tokyo
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Many people visited this shrine at the beginning of the new year. The precinct was crowded with them and I was one of them. When I walked around the precinct, I found a man wearing a lion mask. He was performing a lion dance. And he was handing out balloons at the same time.

It is believed that the lion dance had a power to expel evil spirits and clean up epidemics in Japan. To open and shut its mouth means it eats bad vibes.

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Jan 2006 IN THE CITY TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

302

Shooting Date

Jan 2006

Posted On

January 17, 2006

Modified On

July 1, 2024

Place

Kudan, Tokyo

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

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