Nara is famous of big temple & shrine and historical ruins, but except those sightseeing spots there are lot of unique and unknown places in this area. Especially around the south area of Nara prefecture many unsophisticated folk customs remain.
Soutani is located in mountainous regions and hold old custom of dance and etc. This photo was taken as one shot of farce at Ten_shrine by villagers. Actor wore an old mask of oni and looked me in chance. Then snow covered the surrounding of shrine. I tried to take a photo together with acting farce, snow and audience by use of wide angle lens. (Lens50mm, Iris5.8, Manual_focus, Auto_exposure, Strobo, ISO100) --Reference: Mask in Nara--

Oni, Soutani farce, Ten_shrine

Jan. 25 2003
Manual_Focus Lens20-35mm
RDP�V　Strobo

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