Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival
uwajima ushioni festival 宇和島牛鬼祭り uwajima ushioni matsuri festival purification event held annually july – uwajima ehime prefecture japan festival derives incident thcentury japanese invasion korea includes ushioni parade bull fighting firework dancing festival began originally called uwajima shōkō festival shōkō mean commerceindustry ushioni parade introduced festival took current name ushioni cow ogre effigy meter long long neck ogrelike face covered palm red fur ending tail shaped like sword traditionally made bamboo log colored red nowadays different effigy color like blue purple used miniature version used child ushioni prominent role festival many people go house around uwajima ushioni purification unlike similar lion dance shaking ushionis head bite indicates purification parade people shoulder ushioni shout wasshoi wasshoi accompanied bamboo flute kaifuki blown child flute used katō kiyomasa attacking jinju castle see last day festival team compete strength running ushioni variety view origin one view festival derives second siege jinju first japanese invasion korea according nihon gaishi unofficial history japan written raisanyō toyotomi hideyoshi ruler japan late th century designated katō kiyomasa commander second siege jinju siege kiyomasa japanese soldier created tortoise shell wagon using wrapped hard board cowhide soldier could enter hide save arrow stone soldier attacked behind jinju able successfully break fortress tortoise shell wagon fake angrylooking cow head top called cow ogre ushioni nowadays ushioni essential uwajima ushioni festival readily familiar resident area first day called uwajima gaiya carnival street stall firework display second day feature musical parade uwajima street local food sale miniature ushioni parade afternoon second night people dance traditional uwajima dance called uwajima ondō last day ushioni parade twenty ushioni carried nanyo culture center along main street shopping arcade heading toward suka river warei shrine ushioni returned ri jin hi kan je nittyo kōryushi yūhikaku isbn pp – hirotami kinoshita yatsujika odorito ushioni matsuyamasōfusya shuppan isbn pp – uwajima sightseeing home page ushioni festival home page