【4K動画】京都市左京区の世界遺産・下鴨神社で2024年8月6日、立秋前夜の伝統行事「夏越(なごし)神事」が営まれた。夕闇の中、男性たちが境内の御手洗(みたらし)池に立てられた50本の斎串(いぐし)を水しぶきを上げながら奪い合う「矢取り神事」が行われ、無病息災を願った。

【4K Video】On August 6, 2024, the traditional Nagoshi Shinto ritual, a ritual to celebrate the beginning of autumn, was held at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. In the darkness of dusk, men competed to grab 50 igushi (sacred arrows) that had been set up in the shrine's Mitarashi Pond, splashing water as they prayed for good health.