Festivals where giant floats and 'gods' are paraded around towns, the people involved in these events and the types of local cuisine eaten during each area's celebrations are highlighted this week.
There are festivals held in various parts of Japan that carry on culture and traditions. There are also many celebrations unique to each area. So this week, we will check out some interesting festivals and celebrations, while also discovering exquisite local cuisine.
Fourteen festival floats accompany the portable shrine and are paraded around the town. Each float has a different shape, weighs about two tonnes and is almost 10m high. The oldest festival float, Akajishi, was made more than 200 years ago. Nearly all the festival floats have been used for more than 100 years and are repaired along the way. It takes three to six years to make each float, with each costing around 150 million yen to build.
We next head to Ryokan Omasa, which has been in Karatsu City for more than 65 years. It serves Sea Bream Shiogamayaki, which is often eaten during celebrations. Salt and meringue are used to cover the sea bream after which it is baked for 40 minutes. We move on to Suneoriamagoi in Saitama Prefecture. The Amagoi festival has been taking place here once every four years in September since the Edo era when people would pray for rain. A"dragon god" with a total length of about 36m is carried and paraded for about 2km to Kandachigaike.
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