Shugendo : Gallery/Gallerie

Fire festival, Hiwatari-matsuri, at Mt Takao, west of Tokyo, by the yamabushi of temple Yakuo-in. Hiwatari/Kassyo-zanmai by the yamabushi of Miedera temple and the Kaihogyo Dai Ajari of Hiei-zan 1.000 days marathon ascetic monk in white clothes young yamabushi monks, blowing conch-schell, of Yakuo-in temple of Mt Takao before the fire ceremony at Hachioji city near Tokyo after fire ceremony at Mt Takao, the Head priest of Yakuoin temple under the red umbrella Yamabushi of Honzan shugen branch during fire ceremony in Shogoin-monzeki imperial temple of Kyoto. Yamabushi of Shogoin temple in front of Nachi waterfall during the pilgrimage in Mt Omine...Sylvain in center back with the white pompom Yamabushi of Kimpusen temple of Yoshino village during the annual pilgrimage in Mt Omine, just before the Sakka's mount...at the third day before arriving to Miesen mountain lodge house Yamabushi of Kimpusen temple after Gobanseki: the North Gate wich is forbiden to women to pass through....it is 3 hours before arriving at the top of Mt Sanjo the second day of Omine annual pilgrimage Fire festival at Otakeji temple on Shikoku Island -Tozan Shugen Gion festival in Kyoto Monk Enchins Portrait Monk Enchin - Shogoin Temple Tendai Ajari Rosary Benediction Tendai Yusai Dai-Ajari Tetsumonkai Monk of Mt.Yudono inside cosmos Tonan-in Kimpusenji Temple Rev. Yanagi Sensei Yamabushi of Kimpusenji on the Bell Rock of Mt.Sanjo Yoshino Kimpusenji Tonan-in Temple Fire ceremony Bow ceremony at Fire Festival at Mt Takao Fire ceremony procession at Mt Takao by Yakuoin temple Priest Pilgrimage of Honzan Shugen Branch Walking on ashes at Frie ceremony of Mt Takao Fire Walking by Tozan Yamabushi Hiwatari by the Gyoja of Kunisaki Cap Yamabushi Gakuso playing drum during chanting at Kimpusenji Temple of Yoshino Village Chant facing Shakyamuni Statue at top of Mt Sakka during Omine pilgrimage Dorogawa Village in MT.Omine - Festival of the Demon Statue of monk Kukai in Shikoku Island - Shugyo Daishi Yamabushi and girls Ajikan Rev. Yamazaki Taisho Chanting inside Fune-no-Tawa - Omine Pilgrimage Hashiramoto Goma Honzan Kosha Fire walking by the Yakuoin Shugen Nikko Honzan Saito goma - Yamabushi Mondo by Kyosei Honzan Shogoin Saito-goma Zensaho Kisshoji Temple born En-no-Gyoja Big Fire MT Takao Sylvain practicing Taki Shugyo in France 2005 Sylvain performing Goma ritual Group of French Practitioners during Taki Shugyo Festival of Gion the Tengu Goblin Ryojun San Omine Kaihogyo Omine Rhododendrons - National Treasures Prayers during the Omine Pilgrimage Scene from the Omine Pilgrimage Scene from the Omine Pilgrimage Climb during the Omine Pilgrimage Ryusenji Misogi Tozan Ha Contest at Daigoji Temple for the strongest man of the Year Shogoin Yamabushi and ascetic men of Mt.Yudono Nikko Bridge Nikko Bridge