41-yr-old man dies during old Shinto shrine festival in Nagano

41-yr-old man dies during old Shinto shrine festival in Nagano

Photo taken at the Suwa Taisha grand Shinto shrine in the central Japan city of Suwa on May 6, 2016, shows police officers examining a pillar put up for the traditional Onbashira Festival. A 41-year-old shrine parishioner died the previous day after falling about 10-meters from the fir trunk and landing on the roof of heavy machinery equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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