Akita-Kanto-matsuri(秋田竿燈まつり)
An important cultural property of Japan.
| Open | 3rd.Aug - 6th.Aug |
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| Origin | Late 18th century (the Edo period) |
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| Site | Kanto-ofori street in Akita city. |
Outline of Akita-Kanto-matsuri
An important cultural property of Japan.Akita-Kanto-matsuri is a summer festival to exorcise evil spirits or disease of summer as "Neburi-Nagashi(ねぶり流し)".Kanto(竿燈) is a main object, decorated pole and lanterns. The whole of pole regarded as an ear of rice. And combined lanterns looked as a straw rice bag. Kanto is mounted onto the forehead, the waist, the shoulders and so on to pray a good harvest.