Festival In Japan Through A Year
Monthly Selection
January
Tooka Ebuis (in Osaka)Naniwa is a famous merchant district in Osaka city. The New Year of Naniwa begins by this festival. Lucky girls sell bamboo leaves with the hope of good business. Geisha girls on the palanquins parade on the street.
February
Snow Festival (in Sapporo)There are 170 snow statures along the main street. This is the biggest snow festival in Japan. The tallest snow statures is as tall as 15 meters. At night, lighting creates very romantic atmosphere.
March
Dolls Festival (in Tokyo)March 3rd is a girlfs day. People pray for good health and growth of girls. Various area in Japan celebrate this day. People display dolls in the houses
April
Onbashira (in Nagano)This festival is brave festival held every 6 years. Tiger and monkeyfs year, according to Chinese zoo calendar. Big trees are cut from the mountains to built as the pillars around four corners of Suwa Shrine. The spectacle scene is people ride on the big trees slide down from the mountains.
May
Sanja Festival (in Tokyo)Sanja festival is the representative festival of downtown Tokyo. The festival has been held more than 200 years. There are three portable shrines started parade from Sensou Shrine and then 80 portable shrines follow to parade 44 districts of Asakusa area.
June
Rice Planting Festival (in Hiroshima)June is the season to plant rice in Japan. Women sing songs to plant rice with the hope of good rice harvest in Autumn.
July
Gion Festival (in Kyoto)This is one of the three festivals in Japan. The festival has been continued more than 1100 years. The origin of this festival was to drive away evil spirits of disease. Dozen of gorgeous floats parade Kyoto city. The old houses in Kyoto show their heritage treasure of folding golden screens to people
August
Nebuta Festival (in Aomori)Nebuta is the summer festival. To drive away sleepiness during summer, the festival is held. Dancers shout gRassera Rasserach
September
Kaze no Bon (in Toyama)The Owara folk song is the famous in Toyama. Rhythm is very delicate and people dance with subtle hands waving. People ware cotton Kimono and dance through the town. The music of Chinese
fiddles are very beautiful.
October
Nada Fighting Festival (in Hyogo)This festival is know as hitting portable shrines hardly each other. A Danjiri float appears with the drum sounds and then three portable shrines come into the shrine hitting each other. More hitting, the God will be delighted and bring the prosperity to the town.
November
Karatsu Kunchi (in Saga)Elaborated art craft of giant lacquered gold lions, killer whales, sea breams, war helmets parade the town. It has been continued more than 300 years.
December
Chichibu night Festival (in Saitama)With the lively Chichibu folk music, Kabuki plays are performed on the gorgeous displayed floats. At the evening, four floats are lighted up. 18000 shots of fireworks sparkle in the sky.