Festival Horses: Galloping for the Deities in Shinto Rituals - Core Kyoto

[Skip Intro] 1:50 Learn more about Kyoto on NHK WORLD-JAPAN: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/on... More quality content available on NHK WORLD-JAPAN: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/on... Whether serving as symbols at shrines or entertaining spirits and spectators at festivals, horses have provided a stable connection between the sacred and the secular realms since ancient times.