A festival tradition inherited from the fisherman village
Lower left Photo: 南浜名湖.com
October 19 (Sat) ~ 20 (Sun), 2024
Place : Kisa shrine
1973 Maisaka Maisaka-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi
Place : Kisa shrine
1973 Maisaka Maisaka-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi
Every year in October, a Taiko drums festival is held, for protection and good haul, in Maisaka, a fisherman town in western Hamamatsu. The first festival day is a parade of Teodori(empty hand dance) and eight Taiko drums. The Taiko drums are carried to Kisa shrine. In the second festival day Taiko drums and portable shrines are heading to Inariyama. On the way to Inariyama, teodori are making a parade in the town. In the evening, they are returning to Kisa shrine. The Taiko drums are huge, having 2.5m diameter. It's an extraodinary show in which the portable shrines and Taiko drums are carryed up and down the shrine stairs, respecting the traditional ritual inherited from Maisaka ancient people.
Lower left Photo: 南浜名湖.com
Is time to celebrate!
| In the night before festival (First day) | |
| 12pm〜 | Many Taiko drums and teodori will make a parade into the town. |
| 9pm〜 | All Taiko drummers in the town are gathering at the Kisa shrine. |
| The main festival day (Second day) | |
| 7:30am〜 | The Taiko drummers and the portable departs from the shrine. ※Now you can see the show in which the portable shrines and Taiko drums are carryed up and down the shrine stairs |
| 1:30pm〜 | The portable shrine and the Taiko drummers gather in Inariyama. |
| 8:40pm〜 | The portable shrine and the Taiko drummers are gathering in Kisa shrine. ※Now you can see the extraordinary show in which the portable shrines and Taiko drums are carried up on the shrine stairs. Also, now it's the climax of the celebration where shrine offerings are performed. |
Because the time is running up, please make preparations during this year.
https://www.kisa-jinja.jp/ (Japanese)2024.9.13 update
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