An illustrated introduction to the colourful world of traditional Japanese celebrations. The book provides an insight into an aspect of Japanese culture rarely seen outside of Japan, with many photographs exploring the human and individual aspects of the whole festival experience.
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"... a great 'virtual' traveler's cavalcade."--Pacific Reader -- Pacific Reader
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The following are the principal festivals discussed and illustrated in the book: Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine, Tokyo)
Kanda Festival (Kanda Shrine, Tokyo)
Sanno Festival (Hie Shrine, Tokyo)
Fukagawa Festival (Tomioka Hachimangu, Tokyo)
Torigoe Festival (Torigoe Shrine, Tokyo)
Tenjin Festival (Temmangu, Osaka)
Kishiwada Danjiri Festival (Kishiki Shrine, Kishiwada Temmangu, and Yaei Shrine, Osaka Pref.)
Ombashira Festival (Grand Shrines of Suwa, Nagano Pref.)
Awa-Odori (Tokushima Pref.)
Karatsu Kunchi Festival (Karatsu Shrine, Saga Pref.)
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Festival (Kushida Shrine, Fukuoka Pref.)
Todaiji Shunie (Todaiji Temple, Nara Pref.)
Gion Festival (Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto Pref.)
Mino Festival (Hachiman Shrine, Gifu Pref.)
Nada "Quarreling" Festival (Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Hyogo Pref.)
Chichibu Night Festival (Chichibu Shrine, Saitama Pref.)
Ohara "Naked" Festival (Chiba Pref.)
Aomori Nebuta Festival (Aomori Pref.)
Akita Kanto Festival (Akita Pref.)
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival (Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki Pref.)
Sapporo Snow Festival (Hokkaido)
Spring Takayama Festival (Hie Shrine, Gifu Pref.)
Autumn Takayama Festival (Sakurayama Shrine, Gifu Pref.)
Shuri Castle Festival (Okinawa Pref.)
Saitosai Festival (Kashima Shrine, Ibaraki Pref.)
Spring Festival of the Nikko Toshogu (Tochigi Pref.)
Hiyoshi Sanno Festival (Hiyoshi Grand Shrine, Shiga Pref.)
Soma Noma-oi (Nakamura Shrine, Fukushima Pref.)
Sendai Tanabata Festival (Miyagi Pref.)
Hamamatsu Festival (Shizuoka Pref.)
Ichinomiya "Quarreling" Festival (Amatsu Shrine, Niigata Pref.)
Doro-Inkyo (Yaeda Shrine, Saitama Pref.)
Honen Festival (Tagata Shrine, Aichi Pref.)
Hakone Daimyo Procession (Kanagawa Pref.)
Owara-kaze no Bon (Toyama Pref.)
Kawagoe Festival (Saitama Pref.)
Niihama Big Drum Festival (Ehime Pref.)
Shimoda Big Drum Festival (Hachiman Shrine, Shizuoka Pref.)
Sagami Ko-no Festival (Kanagawa Pref.)
Narita Gion Festival (Shinshoji Temple, Chiba Pref.)
Kamakura (Akita Pref.)
Namahage (Akita Pref.)
and Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (Yamagata Pref.).
Kanda Festival (Kanda Shrine, Tokyo)
Sanno Festival (Hie Shrine, Tokyo)
Fukagawa Festival (Tomioka Hachimangu, Tokyo)
Torigoe Festival (Torigoe Shrine, Tokyo)
Tenjin Festival (Temmangu, Osaka)
Kishiwada Danjiri Festival (Kishiki Shrine, Kishiwada Temmangu, and Yaei Shrine, Osaka Pref.)
Ombashira Festival (Grand Shrines of Suwa, Nagano Pref.)
Awa-Odori (Tokushima Pref.)
Karatsu Kunchi Festival (Karatsu Shrine, Saga Pref.)
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Festival (Kushida Shrine, Fukuoka Pref.)
Todaiji Shunie (Todaiji Temple, Nara Pref.)
Gion Festival (Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto Pref.)
Mino Festival (Hachiman Shrine, Gifu Pref.)
Nada "Quarreling" Festival (Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Hyogo Pref.)
Chichibu Night Festival (Chichibu Shrine, Saitama Pref.)
Ohara "Naked" Festival (Chiba Pref.)
Aomori Nebuta Festival (Aomori Pref.)
Akita Kanto Festival (Akita Pref.)
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival (Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki Pref.)
Sapporo Snow Festival (Hokkaido)
Spring Takayama Festival (Hie Shrine, Gifu Pref.)
Autumn Takayama Festival (Sakurayama Shrine, Gifu Pref.)
Shuri Castle Festival (Okinawa Pref.)
Saitosai Festival (Kashima Shrine, Ibaraki Pref.)
Spring Festival of the Nikko Toshogu (Tochigi Pref.)
Hiyoshi Sanno Festival (Hiyoshi Grand Shrine, Shiga Pref.)
Soma Noma-oi (Nakamura Shrine, Fukushima Pref.)
Sendai Tanabata Festival (Miyagi Pref.)
Hamamatsu Festival (Shizuoka Pref.)
Ichinomiya "Quarreling" Festival (Amatsu Shrine, Niigata Pref.)
Doro-Inkyo (Yaeda Shrine, Saitama Pref.)
Honen Festival (Tagata Shrine, Aichi Pref.)
Hakone Daimyo Procession (Kanagawa Pref.)
Owara-kaze no Bon (Toyama Pref.)
Kawagoe Festival (Saitama Pref.)
Niihama Big Drum Festival (Ehime Pref.)
Shimoda Big Drum Festival (Hachiman Shrine, Shizuoka Pref.)
Sagami Ko-no Festival (Kanagawa Pref.)
Narita Gion Festival (Shinshoji Temple, Chiba Pref.)
Kamakura (Akita Pref.)
Namahage (Akita Pref.)
and Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (Yamagata Pref.).
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Japanese festivals constitute a form of art, and so must be actually experienced to be altogether understood and enjoyed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Gion Festival, Sanno Festival, Hie Shrine, Kanda Festival, Asakusa Shrine, Gion Goryoe, Edo Castle, Karatsu Kunchi, Sensoji Temple, Suwa Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Chiba Prefecture, Lower Shrine, Akita Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture New!
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Japanese festivals constitute a form of art, and so must be actually experienced to be altogether understood and enjoyed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
three mikoshi, portable shrines, festival music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gion Festival, Sanno Festival, Hie Shrine, Kanda Festival, Asakusa Shrine, Gion Goryoe, Edo Castle, Karatsu Kunchi, Sensoji Temple, Suwa Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Chiba Prefecture, Lower Shrine, Akita Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture New!
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- Kaempfer: Kaempfer's Japan Paper by Engelbert Kaempfer in Front Matter
- Celebrating Women by Paola Gianturco in Back Matter
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