SOCCER - Kemari Played at Shiramine Jingu in Japan AMA350391

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CAPTION: A female Kemari player carries the mari, a deerskin ball during a pre-game ceremony prior to an exhibition of Kemari at Shiramine Shrine on April 14, 2016 in Kyoto, Japan. The traditional game of Kemari is played in Heian Period dress in which the players form a circle and kick a mari, a deerskin ball, back and forth wearing leather shoes without letting it fall to the ground. The shrine is also home to the God Seidai Myojin who is popularly known as the god of sports, and especially soccer and the day is celebration of the Emperor Junnin who is buried at the shrine
HEADLINE: SOCCER - Kemari Played at Shiramine Jingu in Japan
PHOTOGRAPHER: Matthew Ashton/AMA
DATE: 14th Apr 2016
AMA REF NO: 350391
WIRE REF: AMA_KEMARI_55
GROUP: 20160414 Kemari
DIMENSIONS: 5184 pixels x 3456 pixels
FILE SIZE: 9.1 MB
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