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Members of the association of Yabuhara Sanctuary stand in silence in a rain soaked morning as the Mikoshi weaves its way through the village of Kiso Mura as part of the Summer festival celebrations. The Mikoshi is literally a wheel-less human powered transporter of divinities. The Mikoshi is also a portable Shinto shrine which on continuation of the ceremony is carried by a large number of strong young men on their shoulders across the village for approximately 12 hours, Japan.