(15 Jun 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Agematsu, Japan – 3 June 2025
1. Various of woodcutters chopping cypress trees using axe during Misomahajime-sai ceremony
2. Woodcutter holding axe
3. Woodcutters chopping cypress tree
4. UPSOUND of tree cutter shouting (Japanese): ‘One tree is falling! Now it’s really falling!’
5. Ancient cypress tree falls with the sound of creaking and a thud
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Ise, Japan – 9 June 2025
1. People standing in Isuzu River for ‘kawabiki’ during Mihishirogi Houei-shiki festival, in which sacred timber is transported to the inner shrine of Ise Jingu upstream
2. UPSOUND of participants singing traditional Kiyari work song
3. UPSOUND of participants singing traditional Kiyari work song, then chant ‘Enya!’ to begin pulling the sacred log on sledge
4. The sacred timber being transported on the river
5. Various of participants pulling the log in the river
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Takeshi Morikawa, local resident:
“Even just watching from the outside, I felt energized and inspired. It was an amazing experience to witness."
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Nao Morikawa, local resident:
“The powerful chants of ‘Enya! Enya!’ and the traditional kiyari songs interwoven during the procession, along with everyone earnestly pulling together, made for a deeply moving and memorable scene."
8. People pulling the rope
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Nao Morikawa, local resident:
“Being able to witness this tradition with my own eyes—a tradition that has continued for over a thousand years—truly left a profound impression on me.”
10. People pulling, coming on shore
11. Sacred timber floating in in the river, being pulled
12. Participants of ‘Kawabiki’ approaching docking spot
13. Shinto priests and members of the Ise Jingu watching ‘kawabiki’
14. People pulling sacred log in river
15. Tilt up of people chanting ‘Enya’ as they pull the log
16. Various of participants pulling the log
17. Various of sacred log being pulled up ashore to enter the inner shrine
18. Various of People on street nearby the inner shrine waving Japanese flags as the sacred timber arrive in Ise City
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ise, Japan – 10 June 2025
19. Various of Sacred log being pulled to be transported to the outer shrine of Ise Jingu in ‘okabiki’ ceremony as part of Mihishirogi Houei-shiki festival
20. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Hiroyuki Nakagawa, local resident:
“Today, they’ve brought here an important piece of timber that will be used to build the structure where the sacred object—the very embodiment of the deity—will be enshrined. The timber will be pulled and dedicated (to Ise Jingu’s outer shrine, ed).”
21. Various of local residents pulling the sacred timber through the streets of Ise
22. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Hiroyuki Nakagawa, local resident:
“Since this event has a history of more than 1,200 years, I wanted to take part in it and pass on the tradition to my children as well.”
23. Various of local residents pulling the sacred timber through the streets of Ise
24. Spectators
25. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Norio Okano, local resident:
“Rebuilding a new shrine every 20 years, I believe, has helped maintain the dignity and reverence felt by worshippers. For our group, for example for this festival, we assemble the traditional cart, and then there’s the traditional kiyari chants— they’re passed down orally to the next generation. I think 20-year-gap might be the limit to be able to do this.”
26. UPSOUND of pullers performing kiyari chant
27. participants chant ‘enya’ as they pull the sacred log
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