While eating lunch in Kibune, we noticed a growing crowd in the street. I ran out just in time to see a procession of men playing music and moving a carriage down the street. They would stop in front of businesses, chant, and jump up and down to shake the carriage before moving on. It was the annual mizu matsuri, or water festival.

Mizu Matsuri, Kibune, Japan. June, 2016.

Mizu Matsuri, Kibune, Japan. June, 2016.

Mizu Matsuri, Kibune, Japan, June, 2016

Mizu Matsuri, Kibune, Japan, June, 2016

Mizu Matsuri, Kibune, Japan, June, 2016

Mizu Matsuri, Kibune, Japan, June, 2016