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Kobe Festival (Kobe Matsuri)
***** Location: Kobe City
***** Season: Early SUmmer
***** Category: Observance
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Explanation
Sunday May 15, 2011
Green, Sea and Love
Along Flower Road, Kyu-Kyoryuchi (Old Foreign Settlement), Harborland
This is a rather new festival. There will be a
Omatsuri Parade, Hanabutai and more.
This festival started in 1971 as a highlight of the summer season and has since attracted many people, even from neighboring prefectures. It could not be held the year after the great Hanshin earthquake, due to the effects of the big earthquake. Some of the highlights are a Samba Festival, performed by dancers from Rio de Janeiro, and an the offshore firework display, the Reborn Kobe Parade, and performancse by street performers from all over the world.
The Sambastreet event takes place in Kyomachi-suji Avenue.
It will be held in 2011 as a charity event to support the people of Tohoku.
. Japan after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011
41st 神戸まつり Kobe Matsuri
source : www.kobe-matsuri.com
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Worldwide use
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Things found on the way
Other festivals in Kobe
source : hometown.infocreate.co.jp
Shunsetsu-sai - Spring Festival
(February)
This is a Chinese festival to celebrate the traditional New Years. During the festival Chinatown is adorned with beautiful ornaments and firecrackers go off on the streets. A 40-meter long dragon dances through the streets. Also, a miniature dragon dance and acrobatics are performed by a local Chinese dance team.
. Shunsetsu-sai 春節祭 Spring Festival .
Kitano International Festival
(Last weekend of July)
This festival, organized with the cooperation of the foreign community, is held at the Kitano Tenma Shrine. Booths are erected within shrine compounds where international goods and dishes are sold. Also, people from different countries show their national dances and perform other shows. At this famous shrine the warlord Sugawara Michizane is worshipped
The Great Arima Tea Ceremony
(November 2 and 3)
This festival was started in 1971 as a highlight of the summer season and has since attracted many people, even from neighboring prefectures. It could not be held the last year due to the effects of the big earthquake, but it was held this year. Some of this year's highlights were the Samba Festival, performed by dancers from Rio de Janeiro, the offshore fireworks, the Reborn Kobe Parade, and performance by street performers from all over the world. It was a grand event.
KOBE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011
Minato Kobe Fireworks
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HAIKU
a strong wind
lifts the skirts -
Samba parade
Nakayama Ishino
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Related words
***** . Kobe Dolls (Kobe ningyoo 神戸人形
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