Chinowa at Kitano Tenmangu.

Fields of pampas grass beside Miyama village.

A traditional thatched farmhouse in Miyama.

A traditional sweet with a grass motif.

After this time miscanthus reeds (茅 kaya grass) were used to repel sickness and evil, evolving into various regional charms, such as the giant 'chinowa' rings (茅の輪) and smaller brush-shaped 'chimaki' (茅巻き), hung at doorways in Kyōto from July each year.

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