On the 4th day of instructions the jay fell asleep and was killed.
Finally Cikap-kamuy asked a dipper to be his messenger and the bird finally fulfilled the mission!
Humans had angered the god of fish with poor offerings, and so Cikap-kamuy corrected them and the famine ended.
Close up of an owl looking at the camera with orange eyes and suddenly appearing sinister.
お弁当-Kyōto has a very special owl omikuji that is only available a few days before the Gion Matsuri's July 17th parade.
The Hōka-boko's (放下鉾) 'fukurō-omikuji' was inspired by 'Baghdad' (バグダッド), the float's famous tapestry (donated by Minakawa Taizō 皆川泰蔵 in 1982).
Owl omikuji, available from the Hoka-boka float of the Gion Matsuri for a few days before the parade.
The Hoka-boko float of the Gion Matsuri.
The Hoka-boko's owl omikuji was inspired by 'Baghdad' (バグダッド), the float's famous tapestry (which features owls in flight with a mosque in the background).
Owl omikuji, available from the Hoka-boka float of the Gion Matsuri for a few days before the parade.