Matsuri float
matsuri float also known dashi sansha type float either pulled carried festival japan general term used refer float used purpose dashi one three large structure japanese festival alongside yatai mikoshi terminology used matsuri float inconsistent varies region japan common name used float include kasaboko danjiri yamahoko yamakasa hikimono furthermore dashi yatai float sometimes called hikiyama yama dashi float 山車 important component japanese festival originally designed look like mountain reflects concept mountain worship people believed spirit resided mountain spear sword adorn top dashi serve marker divine spirit people ride top dashi help welcome god dashi wheel pulled people carry passenger well mikoshi used carry kami procession called shinkoshiki people carry mikoshi shoulder dashi pulled people people allowed ride mikoshi god dashi float seen many festival japan takayama matsuri gifu prefecture kanda matsuri tokyo takayama matsuri ten dashi float go city day night kanda matsuri dashi float mikoshi people wearing traditional clothes walking street float parade sekijuku tōkaidō list important intangible folk cultural property intangible cultural heritage hikiyama shinminato shinminato toyama board education published october mcpherson sean harland shifting tradition architecture sculpture chita peninsula dashi phd dis uc berkeley college environmental design department architecture takaoka mikurayama takaoka city board education published march yama hoko yatai float festival japan – unesco world intangible cultural heritage yamaboko yatai event explanation video english