Ritual in Shinto shrine to welcome New year

January 5, 2018

Nara Pref.- A Japanese shinto priestess performs a purification ritual to welcome the new year at Tenkawa Shrine in Tenkawa village, Nara prefecture, Japan, Friday, 05 January 2018.

The Shinto shrine houses the goddess of art, music, literature and eloquence and is a popular worshipping site for Japanese artists and entertainers.

The shrine has a long history of promoting the traditional Japanese performing arts, especially Noh theater. Jiji Press

A Japanese Noh theater actor performs a purification dance to welcome the new year at Tenkawa Shrine in Tenkawa village, Nara prefecture, Japan, Friday, 05 January 2018. Jiji Press