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1991-1995

Joya no Kane, Tokyo

Joya no Kane is an event held at midnight on December 31 at Buddhist temples around the country during which the bell is rung 108 times to welcome the New Year.

Tsukiji fish market, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield13-Oct-2024 22:30
What a great capture of this meaningful ceremony. V
Dan Opdal13-Oct-2024 07:41
You did a great job of capturing this ritual! V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal13-Oct-2024 06:36
Fantastic shot of this ceremony. V
Charlene Ambrose13-Oct-2024 03:22
Nice capture of this ceremony. V
Nirvan Hope13-Oct-2024 01:18
Love the theatrical way Japanese have with their ceremonies. Great shot showing this very feeling.
Dennis Hoyne13-Oct-2024 00:35
A fine night time shot!
larose forest photos13-Oct-2024 00:16
Great shot of this interesting ceremony. V
Carl Carbone12-Oct-2024 22:11
Very cool to have celebrated New Year's here.
hayl12-Oct-2024 20:19
Interesting to observe different traditions and this one is held at a beautiful place. Wikipedia has a long explanation of it.
Pierre Martin12-Oct-2024 18:40
great shot at this ceremony, beautiful that temple structure!
Liz Bickel12-Oct-2024 18:08
Interesting tradition and photo.
Tom Munson12-Oct-2024 16:55
Wonderful image, Helen.
janescottcumming12-Oct-2024 16:02
I’ll bet that bell had an interesting tone. V
joseantonio12-Oct-2024 15:57
such a lovely tradition.V.