Kemari 14th April 2016

An exhibition of Kemari by players at Shiramine ...

A player puts on his ancient leather football ...

A player puts on his hat at Shiramine ...

Players puts on their ancient leather football boots ...

Kemari players prior to an exhibition of 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 ...

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by Kemari ...

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 in front of the Mari ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shiramine Shrine

People look at the monument known as Tthe ...

Japanese female photographers take photographs using their digital ...

People look at the monument known as Tthe ...

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 ...

A Japanese school girl attemps Kemari after an ...

A Japanese Heian Period dress worn by a ...

The ball gets stuck in a tree and ...