令和3年度「地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業」ー熊谷うちわ祭り 山車概要ー [その他]
Festival Float Overview
山車概要
Twelve decorated dashi and yatai floats take part in the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival, each representing a different neighborhood. Seven of the floats are dashi, tall floats that can reach a height of 9 meters and are decorated with models of ancient deities and historical figures. The other five floats are called yatai. All are ornately carved and decorated to resemble shrines, with a platform at the front for musicians playing drums, cymbals, and flutes. The dashi and yatai are pulled through the streets of Kumagaya on each of the three days of the festival and are lined up in the festival square in front of Kumagaya Station in the evenings.
Until the late nineteenth century, the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival consisted of Shinto ceremonies and a portable shrine procession. During the Meiji era (1868–1912), Kumagaya was a center of commerce in the region, with a thriving silk industry. In the late nineteenth century, the Daini Honcho-ku neighborhood purchased a lavish festival float from Tokyo to use in the annual festival. Other neighborhoods began to build their own dashi and yatai for the event, and a friendly rivalry developed over the years, adding to the excitement of the occasion.
※この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
Twelve decorated dashi and yatai floats take part in the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival, each representing a different neighborhood. Seven of the floats are dashi, tall floats that can reach a height of 9 meters and are decorated with models of ancient deities and historical figures. The other five floats are called yatai. All are ornately carved and decorated to resemble shrines, with a platform at the front for musicians playing drums, cymbals, and flutes. The dashi and yatai are pulled through the streets of Kumagaya on each of the three days of the festival and are lined up in the festival square in front of Kumagaya Station in the evenings.
Until the late nineteenth century, the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival consisted of Shinto ceremonies and a portable shrine procession. During the Meiji era (1868–1912), Kumagaya was a center of commerce in the region, with a thriving silk industry. In the late nineteenth century, the Daini Honcho-ku neighborhood purchased a lavish festival float from Tokyo to use in the annual festival. Other neighborhoods began to build their own dashi and yatai for the event, and a friendly rivalry developed over the years, adding to the excitement of the occasion.
※この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
