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Five portable shrines used at the Gekka Festival, with children playing the roles of the local "Princess Kaguya" and "noble prince," decorated with treasures that Princess Kaguya sought on their roofs.
Five portable shrines that appear in the Gekka Festival are on display here.
Each shrine carries children selected from different neighborhoods to play the roles of "Princess Kaguya" and "Noble Prince," who parade through the Tenman shrine and various districts alongside participants dressed in Heian period costumes.
Atop each shrine's roof are displayed the treasures that Princess Kaguya requested from the noble princes.
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