JAPANESE MATSURI
There
are countless local festivals (matsuri) in Japan . Most festivals are held
annually and celebrate a seasonal or historical event. Some festival are held
over several days .
Many
festivals also feature decorated floats (dashi), which are pulled through the
town, accompanied by drum and flute music by the people sitting on the floats.
Every festival has its own characteristics. While some festivals are calm and
meditative, many are energetic and noisy.
Some of these matsuri:
Sapporo
Snow Festival:
Takayama
Matsuri
Sanja
Matsuri
Kanto
Matsuri
Chichibu
Yomatsuri
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