Japan - Mikoshi (Divine Palanquin) - portable Shinto Shrine
Japan - Mikoshi (Divine Palanquin) - portable Shinto Shrine surrounded by a mass oc children. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine and temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine. Often, the mikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing
Picture No
10957158
Media ID
46716587
Size
3614px x 5648px
(2.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1903
