Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival
tobata gion yamagasa festival 戸畑祇園山笠 popular local japanese festival matsuri take place annually tobata ward kitakyushu fukuoka prefecture kyūshū japan held three day friday–sunday fourth saturday july festival national cultural asset japan centred parading yamagasa 山笠 yamagasa yamakasa large float focal point festival four region tobata participate higashi nishi tenraiji nakabaru region large yamagasa men small one boy making eight main float total festival daytime eight official float twelve great flag hoisted four large one carried parade followed small float child nighttime float completely transformed pyramid light—huge lantern yamakasa float decoration flag removed twelve layer lantern meter high ton weight shouldered carrier move yamagasa art requires concerted lifting carrier ensure successfully shout yoitosa yoitosa together rhythmic chant drum cymbal festival origin people plagued epidemic tobata village chikuzen prayed sugataijin disperse plague prayer answered villager plague cured time villager held yamakasa festival celebration event answer prayer point nighttime race clock around set course abandoned however take place also yamagasa festival lady started wasshoi hyakuman matsuri movie tobata gion taken uploader tobata gion via internet archive english