The annual summer season competition came about in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture Prefecture. In the course of the competition, Honchotori of the Metropolis turned vigorous with cellular temples, busy crowds, road meals and kids with balloons, cotton bonbons and shining sticks. The cheering ambiance with the blow of the Taiko drum, the sound of the bamboo flute, the pipe and the lantern to wish within the chilly smoke. Younger individuals flirt collectively and their grandparents who fish their youngsters and grandchildren of their fingers or eat Yakisoba noodles. Come on, Yukata's face and now be part of the parade!
The competition is likely one of the largest occasions within the metropolis (the inhabitants of round 56,000 individuals), and the town's inhabitants are making ready to affix the busy ambiance of the competition. The competition often takes place on the road, primarily the Honcho Avenue, the Hanyu station, about 5 minutes on foot to the northeast. It is a 500 m lengthy motorway, often a reasonably quiet street, the 2 sides have stands and go fingers to serve excitedly. Along with lollipops and fried noodles, it’s also possible to strive festive dishes equivalent to Oden (hotpot), Okonomiyaki (pizza), shaved ice cream, apple sweeties, baked potatoes and chips and plenty of different dishes.
The competition has a 370 -year historical past and comes from the Yagumo Temple, which worships the gods and promotes peace within the area. Yagumo, a temple of God, has a reputation that matches many different temples in all of Japan and the descendants of the Yasaka Temple, Kyoto, was based greater than 1,000 years in the past.
In the present day the Competition Lanterne, 11 Mikoshi (Cell Temple) is moved by completely different teams that put on colourful coats and yukata, dance and vigorous music.
The summer season competition within the metropolis is an expertise of Japan, the place your complete group gathered and shouldn’t be missed. With the glad youngsters, youngsters with feelings that climb, diving with adults who prefer to be linked to their neighbors, older individuals remind younger individuals of conventional dances and maintain their fingers based on the circle, elevate their fingers and stamp their ft. Actually you may be sucked and danced with the group to see them!
Many due to Norihiro Togasaki for writing this text.
