Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. I took this photo near the confectionery shop alley. Motomachi 2-chome, the festival float of Sanno. The god body (the doll on the festival float) wears a monkey mask. The performer is also a monkey, so it may be related.

Photographed October 16, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. I took this photo in front of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Miyashita Town, the floats of the Japanese martial arts have just started moving. The heavenly fox is dancing.

Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. From Clare Mall Street, floats procession in front of Honkawagoe Station. Shintomicho 2-chome, it is a float of the mirror lion.

Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. The location is on Clare Mall Street, in front of the Maruhiro Department Store. The float of the mirror lion in Shintomicho 2-chome was procession on Clare Mall Street. Next to the float, there is a banner commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Kawagoe City.

Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. In front of Honkawagoe Station, I took a picture of Shintomi-cho 1-chome, Iemitsu's float. Okame is dancing.

Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. In front of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine and Renkakuji Temple in Renjaku Town, the floats of Ota Michiuki of Renjakuji Temple were demonstrating the oyashi.

Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. The bell of Kawagoe's famous time is reflected in the background. The floats of Kokimaru of Kaji Town procession on Bell Street. When the master beam holding the clapper makes a ticking sound, it is a signal that the float starts moving. I took that moment.

Photographed on October 15, 22. This is a photo of the Kawagoe Festival. Next to the site of the former Resona Bank in Saiwaicho, I took a picture of a demonstration of Oyashi on a float in Saiwaicho. It was impressive that he was dancing by deliberately shifting the bowl roll.

Honraku Gorgeous floats color the night. Mie Prefecture Kuwana City Ishidori Matsuri

Rows of floats Mie Prefecture Kuwana City Ishidori Matsuri 2023/8

This is one of the photos taken at the Mitama Festival held at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The bearers and mikoshi were illuminated by the countless lanterns on the side of the approach, further enhancing the divinity.

Sunset view Kuwana City Ishidori Matsuri Mie Prefecture

Mikoshi at the festival for the first time in 4 years since Corona I'm worried that my body will follow after a long time. It's hot and the mikoshi is heavy and tight. After all, I like festivals and mikoshi. Spending time with friends gives you a smile that nothing can change.

Hello COOL JAPAN VIDEOS viewers. This time, we would like to introduce the "Bikuni Shrine Annual Grand Festival". The "Bikuni Shrine Grand Festival" is held in Bikuni Shrine for three days on July 4, 5, and 6 every year. We haven't been able to hold it for Coronavirus pandemic for several years, but it will finally be held this year. A traditional event that has existed since the Edo period and is the only Bikuni Shrine in Japan. Praying for a good catch and a good harvest, there is a sea crossing at the port, and a lively escort by mikoshi and floats in the urban area. The main event, "Tengu Fire Walking," will be held on the night of July 5 and 6 in the Bikuni Shrine precincts. When the tengu and mikoshi who have been touring the town return to the shrine, they burn the shrine in the precincts to remove the dirt. The brave young people carrying the mikoshi do not flinch and rush, "Wasse, Wasse." The sight of the tengu walking majestically in the midst of the sparks and the people carrying the mikoshi is absolutely magnificent. Please come and visit the Shakotan to feel this festival firsthand.

Kawagoe Festival for the first time in three years There were more people than usual, and there were places where I couldn't move at all. It was the first time in a long time that such a big festival was held, and it was a festival that made me feel that my daily life had finally returned to normal.

The annual festival of Tomioka Hachimangu is held around August 15th. Also commonly known as the "Fukagawa Hachiman Festival", it is counted as one of the "Three Great Festivals of Edo" along with the Sanno Festival of Hie Shrine in Akasaka and the Kanda Festival of Kanda Myojin. The year in which the Hachimangu shrine's shrine goes to shrine once every three years is called the main festival, and the sight of 53 town mikoshi coming together to make a joint crossing is unique to the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival. The festival in Fukagawa is characterized by the traditional shouting of "Washoi, Wasshiyoi" and the alias of the "Mizukake Festival", in which the bearers and spectators are showered with purifying water from the crowd along the road, and the bearers and spectators are excited as one, and it has been carefully passed down by many people as a festival that conveys the essence of Edo to the present.

What an incredible photo, the coloring of the floats goes perfectly with the sunset and the clouds. What an awesome looking festival. I've never heard about Murakami Taisai, but it looks like it's about 400 years old now and some of the floats created 200 years ago are still used even today. I've never actually visited Niigata but it looks like a fun place. Just inconveniently placed I guess lol. Seeing cool photos like this though really makes me want to visit. This festival is in early July as well, so not too far off. Might be cool to visit and get some of the festival food I've been missing out on. Can always make yakisoba at home but it just never really hits the same as some made at a yatai!

Awesome photo. I've heard of Soma-Nomaoi before. I really want to check it out actually and see all the horse races and stuff. I guess they do drills that were used by the military back in the day which would be really cool to watch as well. I'm a huge fan of horseback archery and archery in general so if they have that that'd be awesome as well. I didn't know there were portable shrines as well. I'd have to read up more on the festival but it definitely looks interesting. I have a friend over in Fukushima Prefecture so if I could get out there and meet them when this is happening it'd be awesome. Hopefully corona has settled down by July, but if not then I guess there's always next year. I'll have to eat some tasty festival food somewhere else I guess ?