Mikoshi, portable shrines housing a Shinto deity,
are paraded through the streets on festival days.
This one takes place in Nakamozu, Sakai City, Osaka.
(Note the Mozu, a species of bird, motif on the paraders' happi.)

Vocabulary Items Mikoshi, kamisama, shrine, neighborhood, carry, walk, celebrate, heavy, men, boys, bells, ring, crowd, bustling, happi, zubon, blue, white, yellow, birds (the Mozu), festival.

Topics Festivals, religion, colors, animals.

Grammar Points Descriptions, actions.