Item title reads - Nippon's National Religious Festival. Modern “westernised“ Japan becomes for once the Japan of olden days at this ancient ceremony. Nikko, Japan. M/S as people in traditional Japanese costume walk along the street, they are carrying ornate gongs. L/S of others carrying long poles down some steps. M/S as others walk down steps wearing armour (?). Others carry wooden boxes (?) on poles with banners in the top. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can
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