Ogushi Shrine (小梳神社), a shrine almost 400 years old is located in Koyamachi, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City in front of Parco Department Store.
It is also the scene of a very local and ancient festival happening over two weeks in the middle of July.
Yesterday, Sunday July 20th saw the main attraction with the parade carrying the “omikoshi/portable shrine” around Aoi Ku in Shizuoka City.

This is the first installment of five photography report:

PREPARATIONS

A festival worth its salt always include an imposing drum!

The main shrine at 12:00 am!
The parade is scheduled to leave around 14:30 pm!

The main omikoshi/portable shrine to be carried by adults!

Small but magnificent!

The front of the shrine inside!

The side of the same!

Sacred bird!

The smaller omikoshi to be carried by kids!

Cute!

Another sacred bird!

The small shrine inside!

Checking the donors list!
Such an event is pretty expensive to stage!

In a previous article I made a big mistake and described this building as ashed!

In fact it is a play stage!

The main shrine with its brand new rice straw garland!

As this particular shrine serves two communities, the lanterns bear two different crests!

The other crest!

The real shed!

Lacing up!

Picture for posterity!

A last prayer!

Last orders!

Waiting for the sending off!

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