Tag: priest

Oita: 18th-century Buddhist priest honored for digging a sustainable tunnel; locals stage drumming performances, hike Mount Kyoshuho

Women begin the ancient Yamabushi mountain priest training in Yamagata Pref.; participants train by running through forests and meditating under waterfalls

Controversy rages at Kyoto’s famous Gion Festival over expensive spectator seats; The shrine’s head priest says the festival is ‘ritual’ and not ‘show’

Shiga: Temple priest finds a sandy bamboo shoot growing under the tree and lifts a heavy wooden beam