This is a Japanese traditional parade "Mikoshi".
Niiza City, Saitama prefecture, Japan.
Naked men only Loincloths carry a portable shrine.
Thanks! Music by Roger Subirana Mata
Lost Words "Dragons"
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/339574/roger-subirana-mata on Jamendo
http://www.rogersubirana.com/
Shot on a Panasonic Lumix GH2 with
OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO 9-18mm lens
Edited by Final Cut Express 4 on Snow Leopard
Shot by etsu ha
Intangible folk-cultural property, Niiza City
Naked Shrine Bearing
Performing arts peculiar to a locality, Niiza City
Ohwada Hayashi Music
It looks like a dragon!
It is a sacred vehicle!
The portable shrine is dedicated to Susano-o, he is the most famous dragon Slayer in Japan.