Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
aomori nebuta matsuri 青森ねぶた祭 aomori nebuta festival simply aomori nebuta japanese summer festival take place aomori aomori prefecture japan early august festival attracts tourist country nebuta festival counted among three largest festival tōhoku region designated important intangible folk cultural property one soundscapes japan ministry environment nebuta refers float brave warriorfigure carried center city dancer wearing unique type costume called haneto ハネト dance around time chant rasserā ラッセラー shortened dialectal version irasshai calling visitor customer watch join local dialect participation festival inquired using verb haneru ハネル ex 今日もハネル going haneru today derived japanese spelling haneto costume verb haneru 跳ねる bounce widely known explanation festival originated flute taiko future early th century shōgun sakanoue tamuramaro used attract attention enemy battle mutsu province tamuramaro shō tamuramaro prize created around explanation awarded festival best group participant award later renamed nebuta taishō grand prize however unlikely tamuramaro actually conducted military expedition currently aomori prefecture explanation considered legend festival likely evolved traditional shinto ceremony like tanabata another explanation involves etymology word nebuta ねぶた aterui 阿弖流為 general tōhoku region united emishi people chased native territory defeated ki kosamis army kitakami river advance way fuji shizuoka army battled sakanoue tamuramaros force year ultimately defeated aterui captured taken osaka prefecture granted audience ruler beheaded ateruis severed head shown public family follower still remaining tōhoku region forced dig large hole buried alive dirt thrown graf surrendered japanese force became slave instructed stomp dirt event said origin nebuta written 根蓋 kanji ateruis follower sent back root world dead 根 dirt covering 蓋 according episode dancer stomp ground carrying float sakanoue tamuramaro shoulder edo period meiji period act carrying large lantern float like nebuta often banned government due potential fire hazard posed surroundings ban also put place world war ii lifted effort boost morale waning year war corporation began sponsor creation float postwar period strong emphasis placed expanding local tourism festival light source within float originally candle eventually changed incandescent fluorescent light bulb powered portable generator rechargeable battery frame float also changed bamboo wire lowering risk fire considerably nebuta float also grew larger time urban obstacle footbridge power line traffic light allowed width increase significantly float often feature image kabuki actor various type god historical mythical figure japanese chinese culture modern nebuta float may also feature famous regional personality character television show especially annual historical taiga drama aired nhk museum dedicated nebuta festival nebuta museum wa rasse opened providing experience festival year round cannot come festival august festival held every year august august float carried city evening august august daytime august firework show held evening final day float carried sea float carried area surrounded national route shinmachi street kenchō street aomori heiwa park past float started one time intersection national route kenchō street continued along course clockwise direction however caused narrow shinmachi street become overcrowded festival participant float became unable progress busiest part festival route changed round area counterclockwise direction order solve problem starting point shifted intersection shinmachi street yanagimachi street building housing float changed location despite change finishing point route continued overcrowded participant preventing festival coming close two main street aomori city blocked aomori nebuta creating significant inconvenience citizen procession finish time increased number karasuzoku see added problem vandal tended gather tailend procession cause disruption therefore float preplaced around city began procession ended signal firework route also changed back clockwise direction caused beginning tailend procession allowing procession flow smoothly method also led decreased number karasuzoku vandal however procession always held original format final day festival processional group individually organizes basic element nebuta processional order creation float marchingband musician important factor include child pull float rope case float carried along mean child show haneto dancer anyone including tourist participate procession haneto long wearing proper costume costume sold supermarket department store across prefecture full set excluding flower hat purchased around yen costume also rented place along processional route best processional group awarded heisei heisei year year number placed heisei award first created tamuramaro award changed current name people thought odd sakanoue tamuramaros name award tamuramaro perceived ruthless conqueror tōhoku people incident involving member japanese karasuzoku カラス族 lit crow tribe subculture launching firework led number attendee leaving festival increased police surveillance following year float aomori nebuta taken hakodate ika odori festival done part friendship agreement two city ika odori led float procession final day festival previous year festival august float also invited every year shibuya tokyo festival taken place annually september since nebuta festival take place village city across aomori prefecture largest festival hirosaki goshogawara kuroishi mutsu also many instance across japan nebuta float included part larger festival nebuta also made way seoul south korea first time september united state august part nisei week little tokyo los angeles california list festival aomori prefecture soundscapes japan official website japanese official website organization preserving float used festival japanese aomori nebuta matsuri google cultural institute