Kemari

14th April 2016

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

A player puts on his ancient leather football …

A player puts on his ancient leather football …

A player puts on his hat at Shiramine …

Players puts on their ancient leather football boots …

Players puts on their ancient leather football boots …

Kemari players prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

Players put on their ancient leather football boots …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

Players put on their ancient leather football boots …

Players put on their ancient leather football boots …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A female Kemari player prior to an exhibition …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player prior to an exhibition of …

A Kemari player in front of the Mari …

Kemari players prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

Kemari players prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

A Kemari player in front of the Mari …

Kemari players prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

A priest carries the mari, a deerskin ball …

A priest hands over the mari, a deerskin …

A priest carries the mari, a deerskin ball …

A female Kemari player takes the mari, a …

A female Kemari player carries the mari, a …

Kemari players worship the mari, a deerskin ball …

A female Kemari player carries the mari, a …

A pre-game ceremony prior to an exhibition of …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

A female Kemari player takes the mari, a …

Kemari players prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

Kemari players leave the shrine during a pre-game …

The Mari, a deerskin ball during an exhibition …

The Mari, a deerskin ball during an exhibition …

The Mari, a deerskin ball during an exhibition …

The Mari, a deerskin ball during an exhibition …

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine …

The ball gets stuck in a tree and …

A square court, known as a Kakari, is …

A player removes his costume after an exhibition …

A player removes his shoes before dressing in …

The players perform an end of match ceremony …

The players perform an end of match ceremony …

A Kemari Ema - a small wooden tablet …

The Mari, a deerskin ball during an exhibition …

An offering of footballs at the shrine where …

The Mari, a deerskin ball during an exhibition …

An offering of footballs at the shrine where …

A poster of the Japan National Football Team …

An offering of footballs at the shrine where …

Shiramine Shrine prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

Good luck football charms at the shrine where …

Shiramine Shrine prior to an exhibition of Kemari …

A cyclist rides past a sign advertising an …

A cyclist rides past a sign advertising an …

A cyclist rides past a sign advertising an …

People look at the monument known as Tthe …

Japanese female photographers take photographs using their digital …

People look at the monument known as Tthe …

People look at the monument known as Tthe …

A square court, known as a Kakari, is …

A square court, known as a Kakari, is …

A square court, known as a Kakari, is …

An offering of footballs at the shrine where …

The monument of Kemari, which is said that …

An offering of footballs at the shrine where …

An offering of footballs at the shrine where …

A Japanese school girl attemps Kemari after an …

A Japanese school girl attemps Kemari after an …

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by a …

The ball gets stuck in a tree and …