Yatsushiro Myoken Festival Preservation Promotion Association The Yashiro Myoken Festival, one of Kyushu’s three major festivals that attracted approximately 150,000 people last year, will be held on November 22nd (Friday) and 23rd (Saturday/holiday)

Yashiro Myoken Festival Preservation Promotion Association The Yashiro Myoken Festival, one of Kyushu’s three major festivals that attracted approximately 150,000 people last year, will be held on November 22nd (Friday) and 23rd (Saturday/holiday)! ​ Ad Super Brain Co., Ltd. Press release: November 12, 2024 Last year, Kyushu’s three major festivals, the Yatsushiro Myoken Festival, which attracted
approximately 150,000 people, will be held on November 22nd (Friday) and 23rd (Saturday/holiday)!
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The Yatsushiro Myoken Festival, a traditional festival that has been passed down for about 390 years since the Edo period in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, will be held on November 22nd (Friday) and 23rd (holiday) this year. The divine parade consists of 40 exhibits, including lions, dragons, wooden horses, kasahoko, turtle snakes, decorative horses, etc., forming a line of approximately 1.5 km long, which is paraded along a path of approximately 6 km. The biggest highlight of the festival is Tosaki River, where various dance performances and horse racing are performed, attracting many spectators. [Web page] https://myouken.com/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126712/5/126712-5-ba7bc2f94542e34ecfc2e8283d6851d8-1920×1283.jpg ◆Last year’s dance performance venue (Tosaki Kawara) was a great success as it was the first regular event in four years The 2023 main festival will be held normally for the first time in four years, with cancellations due to the spread of the coronavirus. There were many tourists from not only Yatsushiro City, but also from all over the country, as well as inbound foreigners, who enjoyed the festival with an audience for the first time in a while. [Event Overview] Name: “Yashiro Myoken Festival” ■Date and time: Shinko
Procession/Drop-down/Evening Friday, November 22, 2024 14:00-20:30 Shinko Procession/Original November 23, 2024 (Sat/Holiday) 07:30-17:00 ■Procession route: Shioya Hachiman Shrine, Honmachi Arcade, Yatsushiro Station, Yatsushiro Myoken Shrine, Tosaki Kawara, etc. ■Homepage: https://myouken.com/
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126712/5/126712-5-a3e59c669133079882a64b3d76a32cb0-1920×1280.jpg ◆ The Shinko Procession of the Yatsushiro Myoken Festival is designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. As one of Japan’s “Yama, Hoko, and Yatai Festivals,” it has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage along with 33 festivals nationwide! Each of the nine “Kasaboko” has a different auspicious decoration to pray for the prosperity of the region and longevity. Every year, around the time of the festival, 200 to 300 pieces are assembled without using a single nail. Kasaboko is said to have taken its current form around the beginning of the 18th century, and through repeated repairs and modifications, it has remained in its current form since the Edo period.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126712/5/126712-5-bf6773724f7ed4a2817c0c1e546e4f74-1920×1280.jpg ◆ Shishi is a traditional bugaku that has continued since the Edo period and was learned from Nagasaki Kunchi! A pair of male lions and a female lion perform exotic dances to the rhythm of charumera, trumpets, gongs, gongs, and drums, along with a child acting as a ball swinger. It is also said that if a child’s head is bitten by this lion, the child will grow up healthy and healthy, so many parents and children gather around the lion, which is a lucky charm, both at performance venues and during Shinko parades.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126712/5/126712-5-f15fd77d0b2eeba37d924e2e6eb50281-1920×1283.jpg ◆ A gigantic “turtle” 3m long and 2.5m high dancing violently in the Tosaki River! Kida is a divine beast that is a combination of a turtle and a snake, and is said to have been ridden by the god Myoken when he crossed the sea from China about 1,300 years ago. The tortoise snake, affectionately known as “turtle” by the locals, weighs over 100 kilograms and is run around the venue by five bearers, breathing in unison and shaking their heads from side to side, up and down. Masu.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126712/5/126712-5-04654f2063d28908c9c709ed65be8b22-1920×1280.jpg ◆ It’s packed with various historical events, stalls, food stalls, and other content that even parents and children can enjoy! In addition, there are brightly colored horses, such as sacred horses and decorative horses that are said to be the vehicles of the gods, wooden horses that are said to have been dedicated to the Shichi-Go-San celebrations of children in the castle town, hanayako, baskets, guns, hair spears, etc. You can see the performers wearing traditional costumes. In addition, there are many shops and food stalls around Yashiro Myokengu Shrine and Miyaji Elementary School next door, making it a festival that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from families with children to the elderly.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126712/5/126712-5-0164731723ba34b09883ff56d47a9394-1920×1280.jpg ◆ On the night before the main festival, the festival is enlivened with votive exhibits and performances On the evening, the eve of the Yatsushiro Myoken Festival, there are numerous displays of kasahoko and turtle snakes in the main shopping arcade, Honmachi Arcade, as well as Japanese drum performances from the local Shugakukan High School, tea parties, and Okinawa festivals. There are many events to build momentum for the main festival the next day, such as the “Seiriga Lion Dance” and the Korean “Nongak”. https://img.youtube.com/vi/kFr-50eSrL0/sddefault.jpg
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