#日本祭り

[ikana-graveyard]

hot summer nights, mid-July

[gon-iii]

祭りの必需品

2014年、深川祭。

お神輿や担ぎ手に水をかけるところから「水掛け祭」とも呼ばれる富岡八幡宮の例大祭。

日除けの他に水を避ける役目もありそう。

[kyotodreamtrips]

The autumn festival at Misu Shrine in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City, is held on the second Sunday night of October. In the autumn of the previous year, we harvested the reeds with ears from the reeds (葭-yoshi) that grow naturally in the Uji River and made a large torch fire. The large torch, bundled in layers, is about 1.2 metres in diameter, about 4 metres in length, and weighs about 1 ton. The large torch cannot be moved while standing, so it is laid on the side and carried by 32 men.

[takahashiyoshikazu]

Tsuduki Minkaen, Yokohama 横浜 都筑民家園

[corvid-language-library]

Akita Kanto Festival was insane! The athleticism these men have is bonkers - the strength you need to lift that thing up and then balance it... it must be heavy af, and it was a windy day too. Throw in the drama of watching people crashing into each other, getting their kantos tangled, getting stuck in trees, nearly dropping the things on the crowd, on each other... it was so exciting to watch!

[eiichiyoshioka]

石動天神獅子舞祭 Isurugi Tenjin Shishimai Festival 

photo: @EiichiYoshioka

[komichi-mado]

新居浜太鼓祭り2023 お弁当🍱

完成です♪

手際良く出来ました

お寿司は母からの差し入れで

一緒に詰めました

これから食べて

いざ山根グラウンドへ

[domitorosan]

Just me enjoying the beauty of hydrangeas

I really like to travel by train and see these flowers from the window. Sometimes hydrangeas look very unrealistic in photos, but they're incredibly beautiful! Pity that in a few days they will fade...

Watch my video about best hydrangea spots around Tokyo on YouTube:

[koshigurajumy]

本日の作業向上用BGM MIKEY TOKYO - 恋のフーガ / Fugue of Love

[heartshinebeauty]

Happy Tanabata Festivall🎋✨

Today it’s the 7th of 7th which is a magical day filled with love and miracles.

The number 7 is considered to be the number of spiritual perfection because it’s a symbol of God’s work.

It’s a symbol of completeness and heaven.

Today we are celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, represented by the stars Vega and Altair.

Princess Orihime was a beautiful seamstress who wove gorgeous clothes by the Heavenly River, represented by the Milky way. Princess Orihime was so engaged with her work, she became despaired of ever finding her true love. Her father, a God of the Heavens, the Emperor of the Galaxy, loved her dearly and arranged for her to meet the lovely Hikoboshi, the cow herder who lived on the other side of the Heavenly River. It was love at first sight and they got married right away.

Their love and devotion to each other was so deep that Princess Orihime stopped weaving and Hikoboshi allowed his cows to wander the Heavens.

The Emperor became so angry that he forbade the two lovers to be together, sending Hikoboshi to the other side of the Milky Way.

Beside herself with loneliness, Princess Orihime cried and cried. Beginning the rainy season with her tears.

The Emperor couldn’t stand to see his daughter in this state, so he allowed her to visit her dearest Hikoboshi one day a year, the 7th of the 7th. 

This legend is known as Tanabata 七夕 meaning “Evening of the Sevens” also know as Hoshi Matsuri 星祭り meaning Star Festival.

It originally comes from the Chinese Qixi Festival 七夕节 which is the 7th of 7th from the Lunar calendar. It was brought to Japan during the 8th century.  

To honor the Star Crossed Lovers people write their wishes on colourful thin strips of paper called tanzaku 短冊紙 and hang them from bamboo branches.

I hope you enjoyed this story. 

Have a lovely day and may all of your beautiful wishes come true! 💋💖✨

[imgodsfavorite]

[ikana-graveyard]

7.5.2024 四天王寺の七夕🎋

[gon-iii]

炭火に烟る街

2015年、目黒のさんま祭り。

秋刀魚を焼く炭火で煙があがる。

[kyotodreamtrips]

The autumn festival at Misu Shrine in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City, is held on the second Sunday night of October. In the autumn of the previous year, we harvested the reeds with ears from the reeds (葭-yoshi) that grow naturally in the Uji River and made a large torch fire. The large torch, bundled in layers, is about 1.2 metres in diameter, about 4 metres in length, and weighs about 1 ton. The large torch cannot be moved while standing, so it is laid on the side and carried by 32 men.

[japansapporowalk]

🇯🇵2024 白石神社例大祭 お祭り 散歩／日本 北海道 札幌 白石区 [4K HDR Binaural ASMR]

[corvid-language-library]

Aomori Nebuta Festival was fun! Nebutas are floats featuring a heroic warrior, and they're paraded through the streets during the festival to the sound of flutes and the beat of enormous drums, as seen here.

I enjoyed the parade, although I had crowd fatigue, so I chose to sit a bit further back rather than trying to get close (that and I was very conscious of the fact I stank to high heaven thanks to the heat and humidity). But I still had a good view.