ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 11月10日 08時02分

The @nytimestravel writer Kenan Christiansen was invited to help carry the mikoshi, a portable vessel for a community’s god, in a local festival in Japan. The tradition of carrying the mikoshi is centuries deep, though which exact century is still up in the air. One of the first recorded mentions of mikoshi took place in 794 A.D. in Kyushu, where the god of the Usa Hachiman Shrine was brought outside on a palanquin to either — depending on accounts — ensure the safe construction of the Great Buddha at the Todaiji Temple or suppress a revolt. Possibly both. However, by the beginning of the 11th century, those in Kyoto were already marching mikoshi through the city streets to ward off malevolent spirits and natural disasters as a part of their festivals. “What surprised me the most was how quickly carrying the mikoshi went from fun, social activity to actual labor to medieval punishment I’d have traded my morals to escape,” Kenan wrote. Kenji Hirota took this photo at the 8th rest stop, where the mikoshi blesses the area. Visit the link in our profile to read more about Kenan’s experience with the #mikoshi.

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