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Title	Hachiman is a syncretic divinity of warriors
Description	Hachiman is a syncretic divinity of warriors with origins in Buddhism and Shinto. Hachiman Festival (also known as Takayama Festival) is an autumn/harvest festival and is one of Japan's three largest festivals. The shrine is featured as one of several parade floats during the Hachiman Festival. Spectator crowds upwards of 500,000 cheer on parade participants by throwing water on them as they pass by. Reason being, in part, that presumably the gods enjoy a good soaking; while it also provides relief for parade participants from the hot, humid Japanese summer weather.
Creator	Toelken, Barre
Photographer	Toelken, Barre
Original Date	Undated
Time periods	20th Century 1990-1999
Source	Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Barre Toelken Image Collection, 1954-2002, FOLK COLL 35a, Box
Physical Collection Information	Barre Toelken Image Collection, 1954-2002, FOLK COLL 35a
Collection Inventory	http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv44381
Rights	Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collection & Archives, phone (435) 797-8248.
Rights Holder	Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives
Digital History Collection	Barre Toelken Image Collection
Digital Publisher	Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
Date.Digital	2018-02-26
Type	Image
Format	Image StillImage
Call No.	Folk Coll 35a 09.22.10
Filename	SCAFOLK035aBx09-22-10.jpg
Search Date	Undated
Image Height	2257
Image Width	3363
File Size	5548123 Bytes
Colorspace	RGB
Uploaded by	Katya Pilkington
Metadata edited by	Anna-Maria Arnljots
Batch	Norsk 2

Hachiman is a syncretic divinity of warriors

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