A special scaled down “mikoshi” portable shrine ... the second day of the three-day festival that heralds the arrival of early summer. About 40 children from the fourth grade of elementary ...

Onomichi Betcha is a three-day festival in Hiroshima Prefecture. The deity of Onomichi's Ikkyu Shrine descends from a mountain, carried in a mikoshi and accompanied by three oni, or ogres.

OSAKA--Sapkota Shristi was shy and withdrawn even before coming to Japan from Nepal. So, it was difficult for the 23-year-old to introduce herself during the selection process for 80 participants ...