Arched bridge and pavilion, Shimogamo Shrine, Tadasu no Mori, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

A red arched bridge and yellow gingko tree leaves, Shimogamo Shrine, Tadasu no Mori, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Two torii gates, Shimogamo Shrine, Tadasu no Mori, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Good luck messages written on wooden prayer tablets, Shimogamo Shrine, Tadasu no Mori, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Yabusame archery competition in Shimogamo shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Blue hour in Shimogamo Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the largest snowfall on Kyoto in the last 50 years, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Archers at shooting ritual, archery ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shrine maiden handing out holy sake, rice wine, for the participants of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the Mikage shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Aoi Festival, procession from Shimogamo Shrine to Kamigamo Shrine, sunshade bearer with a court lady of Saio dai wearing traditional costumes from the Heian period, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Archers at shooting ritual, archery ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Archers at the archery ceremonial kneeling at shooting position in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Bride and groom, bride with traditional hair hood in the Shimogamo shrine, Kyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia

Archers kneeling in the Shrine courtyard after devotion at the archery ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Beginning of the procession from the Shimogamo to the Mikage shrine at Mt. Mikage, west of the Hie Mountain, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Aoi festival, procession from the Imperial Palace to the Shimogamo Shrine, court lady of the Saio dai in traditional costume from the Heian period, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shinto priests at archery opening ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, striding through entrance gate, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Return of the procession from the Hie mountain to the Shimogamo shrine, end of the ceremonial acts, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Return of the procession to the Shimogamo shrine, ritual dances in front of the Sacred Horse, Kyoto, Japan, Asia