Hassaku Kumamoto

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Hassaku Festival (hassaku matsuri)

***** Location: Kumamoto
***** Season: Mid-Autumn
***** Category: Observance

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Explanation

hassaku matsuri 八朔祭 Hassaku festival


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This is a traditional festival with a 240-year history. It is said this festival started in 1757 under the order of the Hosokawa clan, concerning the bad harvest around the Yabe area. The main attraction is the giant creations skillfully made by individual communities, with pinecones and other wild plants that grow in Yabe. These express the society and people’s wishes with a sense of humor.

During the festival, these creations march through the town streets with musical accompaniment as well as a fancy-dress parade, to wish for an abundant harvest and prosperity. Tsujunkyo Bridge also releases water during the Hassaku Festival, and there is a fireworks display at night.

- Look at a video here :
- source : japan-attractions.jp


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takes place in 上益城郡山都町浜町商店街一帯

約２４０年の歴史をもつ伝統的な祭りです。この祭りは、１７５７年（宝暦７年）に、矢部郷一帯の不作を心配した細川藩の命令で始められたと言われています。目玉は、矢部の山野に自生する松笠などの植物を材料にして、各町内が趣向を凝らして作る巨大な造り物です。世相を風刺したものや願望など、洒落を交えて表現されています。



各町内自慢の造り物が、お囃子や仮装行列とともに練り歩き、豊作と繁栄を祈ります。八朔祭の時は、通潤橋の放水も行われ、夜には花火大会も行われます。
- source : kumanago.jp/event


. hassaku no iwai 八朔の祝
Harvest Festival, Hassaku sai 八朔祭 .
hassaku 八朔 (はっさく)
first day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar
kigo for mid-Autumn

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This 作り物, constructed entirely from natural materials (except for the eyes, which light up) won the annual contest in Yamato this year.
- shared by Kit Nagamura, fb

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja – Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .


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. Kumamoto Prefecture Festivals - 熊本県 .


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