Ishidori Matsuri
ishidori matsuri 石取祭 literally translated japanese stone bringing festival festival kuwana located mie prefecture festival start first saturday august midnight run throughout weekend every town within central part city wheeled highly decorative festival cart cart large taiko drum back several kane along side town particular sequence instrument creating unique identifying sound another identifying feature placement kakegoe shout course weekend cart pulled toward kasuga shrine presentation performing along way cart distinct rhythm said kuwana festival loudest festival japan festival originally started edo period believed originated custom local worshiper selecting stone machiya river take local shrine stone ceremoniously transported shrine cart taiko kane played festival designated asset intangible culture mie prefecture designated national asset intangible culture typically town separated age childrens group young adult group older adult group senior adult group though town schedule event tradition following generalized schedule event main event first sunday august march order cart determined lottery july th practice time festival cart th cart gather together one particular town end practice session camaraderie touch cart tatakidashi 叩き出し midnight friday night saturday morning first sunday august around time genderspecific competition young adult town though town choose compete july kawarabarai ceremony 川原祓式 machiya river pray safe festival weekend festival town ready cart polishing cleaning setting component also mark festival path streamer hanging telephone line otherwise prepare festival though drumming tatakidashi day festival thursday bamboo gathered decorate festival meeting place day festival friday age group attends local shrine okattsan ceremony お勝さん includes singing praying child adult exception young adult move cart festival position determined march much later young adult return group much drinking day festival saturday friday night lead tatakidashi midnight town signaled start drumming simultaneously playing early hour morning group retire typically meeting festival cart paraded town day lead silence awaiting next tatakidashi festival day sunday another tatakidashi taikos kane start playing simultaneously cart paraded around town another long night celebration day similar previous one day sunday young adult drink others put cart specific order later young adult join town make way kasuga shrine following list current participating town group uehonmachi 上本町 hagoromoren 羽衣連 includes honmachi 本町 kitahonmachi 北本町 higashisenbacho 東舩馬町 nishisenbacho 西舩馬町 hanamachiren 花街連 includes kawaguchimachi 川口町 edomachi 江戸町 group miyadori 宮通 kyomachi 京町 katamachi 片町 group misakidori 三崎通 miyakita 宮北 includes kitauomachi 北魚町 miyamachi 宮町 furomachi風呂町 group minamiuomachi 南魚町 tamachi 田町 shokuninmachi 職人町 group yotsuyacho 吉津屋町 kajimachi 鍜冶町 irieyoshimachi 入江葭町 group shinmachi 新町 tenmacho 傳馬町 kayamachi 萱町 group kasugacho 春日町 shimizucho 清水町 takaramachi 宝町 includes hodencho 宝殿町 shinhodencho 新宝殿町 group teramachi 寺町、tsutsumibara 堤原 imakatamachi 今片町 imanakamachi 今中町 imakitamachi 今北町 group higashinabeyamachi 東鍋屋町 nishinabeyamachi 西鍋屋町 kakehi 掛樋 higashiyadamachi 東矢田町 nishiyadamachi 西矢田町 fukuemachi 福江町 group umamichi 馬道 nishiumamichi 西馬道 includes umamichinichome 馬道二丁目 umamichisanchome 馬道三丁目 nishisakaemachi 西栄町 includes sakaemachi 栄町 nishigawara 西川原 shinyadaichome 新矢田一丁目 uenomachi 上野町 group kotobukicho 寿町 chuodori 中央通 higashitokiwacho 東常盤町 kuwana city bilingual guide book pdf format japan national tourist organization information page hanami web review