Festivals in Japan

There are many local festivals ( Matsuri ) in Japan, almost every shrine celebrates their events by themselves. most festivals are held annually and they celebrate for seasonal events, historical events, and for the deity shrine. some of these events are held over several days.

People pulled through the town accompanied by drum and flute music by sitting on the floats, and some people are dancing . some festivals are energetic and noisy, and some of them are calm and meditative.

1- Chichibu Night Festival ( Chichibu Yomatsuri )

2- Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival

3- Jidai Matsuri

4- Kanto Matsuri

5- Takayama Chariots

* Music (drum ) & Dancing.

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Matsuri

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

for more information visit

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2063.html

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Happy New Year

Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu :)


Happy New Year.  


In Japan, people call the New Year Oshōgatsu. Japanese people pay a lot of attention to this annual event. They prepare Osechi food for it. This food is a traditional type of food which has unique colors and shapes. They call them lucky names and they say they have lucky colors. They hope to have good luck in various areas of life in the new year. People visit their families and some temples and shrines. 

七五三祭り (Shichi-Go-San or 7-5-3 Festival) - 15 November

In this festival, the Japanese bring their boys of age 3 and 5 and their girls of age 3 and 7 to the local Shinto shrine to bless them and thank for their good health. They also pray for future blessings. In this day, the kids wear colorful kimonos.