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Traditional "Nagashi-bina" event in Japan

TOTTORI, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Girls in kimono float a flower on the Sendai River in Tottori, western Japan, on April 18, 2018, the day according to the lunar calendar corresponding to the March 3 "Hina Matsuri" or Girls' Day, during a traditional event.

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Phoenix boat pulled in Nagasaki Buddhist festival

NAGASAKI, Japan - Participants haul a boat in the shape of a Phoenix in the midst of bell sounds and fireworks during the "Shoro Nagashi" Buddhist festival to send off ancestral spirits in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014.

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Japanese 'hina' dolls on boat

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese "hina" dolls, ornamental dolls for Girls' Day on March 3, are floated on the sea in a boat near Awashima Shrine in the city of Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called "hina nagashi" (hina floating) on March 3, 2013. The Shinto shrine holds the annual ritual to wish for the happiness and growth of women and girls.

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Japanese 'hina' dolls on boat

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese "hina" dolls, ornamental dolls for Girls' Day on March 3, are floated on the sea in a boat near Awashima Shrine in the city of Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called "hina nagashi" (hina floating) on March 3, 2013. The Shinto shrine holds the annual ritual to wish for the happiness and growth of women and girls.

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Japanese 'hina' dolls floating

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese 'hina' dolls, ornament dolls for the March 3 Girls' Day, float on the sea in a boat decorated with flowers near the coastal Awashima Shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called ''hina nagashi'' (hina floating) on March 3, 2012. The Shinto shrine's annual ritual aims at happiness for women and girls.

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Japanese 'hina' dolls float down river

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese 'hina' dolls, ornament dolls for the March 3 Girls' Day, go down a river by boat decorated with flowers around Awashima Shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called ''hina nagashi'' (hina floating) on March 3, 2011. The ritual aims at happiness for women and girls.

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'Hina Nagashi' rite observed

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A wooden boat loaded with ''hina'' dolls is tossed into the sea off Kata, Wakayama, on March 3 in the ''Hina Nagashi (floating of dolls)'' rite observed in some parts of Japan on the traditional ''Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival)'' day.

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"Spirit boat" procession held in Nagasaki to mourn deceased

People carry a decorated boat during the traditional "Shoro Nagashi" (Spirit Boat Procession) summer festival in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate victims of World War II and the 1945 atomic bombings. The day marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Spirit boat" procession held in Nagasaki to mourn deceased

People carrying decorated boats are poised to depart from near Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, during the traditional "Shoro Nagashi" (Spirit Boat Procession) summer festival designed to commemorate victims of World War II and the 1945 atomic bombings. The day marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls floated downriver at event praying for good health

Kimono-clad girls float "hina" paper dolls on straw plates down the Sendai River in Tottori city, western Japan, at an event called "Nagashi-bina," dispelling evil and bringing in good health on April 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Traditional "Nagashi-bina" event in Japan

Girls in kimono float a flower on the Sendai River in Tottori, western Japan, on April 18, 2018, the day according to the lunar calendar corresponding to the March 3 "Hina Matsuri" or Girls' Day, during a traditional event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A woman playing the shamisen

The woman is dressed in the style of a nagashi musician. The nagashi was a street performer who wandered around the city singing for customers. Therefore, it is unnatural that she is in a room while dressed in nagashi style.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐57‐0]

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Japanese 'hina' dolls floating

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese 'hina' dolls, ornament dolls for the March 3 Girls' Day, float on the sea in a boat decorated with flowers near the coastal Awashima Shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called ''hina nagashi'' (hina floating) on March 3, 2012. The Shinto shrine's annual ritual aims at happiness for women and girls. (Kyodo)

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Japanese 'hina' dolls float down river

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese 'hina' dolls, ornament dolls for the March 3 Girls' Day, go down a river by boat decorated with flowers around Awashima Shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called ''hina nagashi'' (hina floating) on March 3, 2011. The ritual aims at happiness for women and girls. (Kyodo)

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Phoenix boat pulled in Nagasaki Buddhist festival

NAGASAKI, Japan - Participants haul a boat in the shape of a Phoenix in the midst of bell sounds and fireworks during the "Shoro Nagashi" Buddhist festival to send off ancestral spirits in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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'Hina Nagashi' rite observed

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A wooden boat loaded with ''hina'' dolls is tossed into the sea off Kata, Wakayama, on March 3 in the ''Hina Nagashi (floating of dolls)'' rite observed in some parts of Japan on the traditional ''Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival)'' day.

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Traditional "Nagashi-bina" event in western Japan

Girls in kimono set paper-made Hina dolls placed on small straw boats afloat on Sendai River in Tottori, western Japan, on March 30, 2017, the day corresponding to March 3 "Hina Matsuri" known as Girls' Day according to the lunar calendar, during a traditional event. The dolls are believed to take away troubles and bad luck that might afflict the girls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo