The Great Festival of Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine
great festival fujisaki hachimangu shrine festival fujisakihachimangu chūōku kumamoto every september characterized parade shinto priest followed group follower chase horse shouting boshita boshita earlier time parade follower dookai dookai phrase recently people participated festival formal name festival 藤崎八旛宮秋季例大祭 fujisakihachimangu autumn great festival previously called boshita matsuri japanese though used officially view come horoboshita japan destroyed korea although korea shouting phrase however view described section entitled controversy origin boshita known decorated horse employed horse chasing time katō kiyomasa view state used since first sinojapanese war use boshita claimed time world exhibition osaka since japanese korean origin felt miserable time festival new shouting phrase group participate decided upon august climax autumn great festival fujisakihachimangu come last day festival consists parade portable shrine followed parade samurai reenactor parade decorated horse chased many follower festival originated hojoe ritual releasing living being festival letting wild animal go field buddhist custom introduced shinto shrine hojoe iwashimizu hachimangū kyoto well known kami fujisaki hachimangu came iwashimizu hachimangū however trace hojoe found present festival zuibyo parade following samurai certainly originated returning samurai katō kiyomasa korea japanese invasion korea katō kiyomasa thanked kami fujisakihachimangu safe return leading parade follower custom continued hosokawa clan period three important samurai figure head follower head spear parade head decorated horse originally shinto priest kannushi twelve number hosokawa clan period upperclass samurai family presented horse distance shrine otabisho destination parade short kannushi ride horse therefore decoration horse became gradually gala greater decoration horse originally symbol sexual organ two school ando school observed meiji restoration decorated horse prepared town people recently decorated horse number horse numbered following people seko numbered indicating biggest festival kumamoto city festival continues day first day head fujisakigu believer prays ceremony lion dance dress purification musical instrument purification purification various instrument next day tea dedication ceremony haiku dedication ceremony third day kenpei sai divine ceremony dedication japanese traditional fighting match fencing dedication traditional japanese dancing fourth day purification decoration horse dedication flower arrangement travelling portable shrine fifth day parade headed kannushi starting starting ceremony three portable shrine parade follower lion dance portable shrine carried child finally group decorated horse decorated horse group people dressed uniform dancing folding fan drum trumpet shouting dookai dookai meaning chasing decorated horse group horse run violently sometimes injure people nearby group town group company graduate school group order parade determined drawing lot exception top three group exist near shrine must preparation cleanup festival phrase boshita boshita originated korean language book entitled history kumamoto city published wrote ehekoroboshita used shouting phrase came korean language korean association kumamoto said might mean great man toyotomi hideyoshi died boshita boshita short boboshita sex view document kannushi shrine written boboshita boboshita phrase horse chasing another document written boboshita boboshitadid sex phrase horse chasing latter document added might mistake horoboshita letter lafcadio hearn wrote heard shouting phrase korea destroyed many time newspaper world war two japanese people understand japan destroyed korea apparently whip war sentiment kumamoto city going exhibit boshita parade osaka world exposition criticism arose concerning name boshita festival since may mean japan destroyed korea osaka world exposition rejected boshita parade since problem shouting phrase boshita discussion problem fire since yomiuri newspaper introduced boshita festival korean language book december august fujisaki shrine audit committee published would rate minus point group shouted boshita reported substantially stopping shouting boshita many kumamoto people use word boshita festival even today use boshita boshita horse chasing miss word boshita even today history kumamoto prefecture higogaku koza fujisaki festival olden time iwashita c p kumamoto nichinichi shinbun isbn festival modern sociology religion tetsuro ashida sekai shisousha isbn p horse festival horse festival autumn festival fujisaki hachiman fujisaki hachimangu homepage