Painting of Japanese Portable shrine, Mikoshi

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Part of Festival and Mikoshi (portable shrine)

Children in blue attire participate in a Japanese festival carrying a decorated portable shrine.
Title
Painting of Japanese Portable shrine, Mikoshi
Description
In Japan, every town has its patron god and people carry the spirit of their deity in its Mikoshi, or portable shrine, and parade the streets of the town or around the shrine. This picture depicts the parade in front of Dazaifu Shrine, Kyushu.
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40_001_2_1
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