Onbashira Festival ( Japanese log riding Festival)

A look at the 2010 Onbashira Festival in Suwa, Nagano, Japan. Held once every 6 years, this festival celebrates the bringing of huge logs from Mt. Yatsugatake to the shrine. Kiotoshi or Log Fall is where Suwa citizens ride down steep hills on the log. Some logs can weigh up to 10 tons Onbashira means Honoured Pillars. Most time this event is held people die, despite the safety efforts. in 2010 three people died, but no one died during the Kiotoshi. Kiotoshi happens eight times during the weekend lo