Visitors at Futaarayama Shrine in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, are looking at colorful decorations outside Kagura Hall.
Visitors at Oya History Museum, a space built inside a massive former stone quarry in northwestern Utsunomiya, Japan.
At Oya Temple in Utsunomiya, Japan, this waniguchi is sounded by worshippers to attract the deity’s attention by shaking the rope in front.