Hakata Gion Yamakasa
hakata gion yamakasa 博多祇園山笠 japanese festival celebrated st th july hakata fukuoka festivity centered kushida jinja festival famous kakiyama weigh around one ton carried around city act floatracing festival believed year old attracts million spectator year designated important intangible folk cultural property japan origin festival believed date back founder jotenji temple monk enni people carry around town float praying order get rid plague considered successful sound yamakasa also selected ministry environment one soundscapes japan float called yamakasa divided two group kakiyama smaller carryable float raced town kazariyama stationary float built metre high often depict historic mythical event japanese culture originally kakiyama kazariyama one large float carried city however yamakasa split electrical power line hakata became common large yamakasa carried street hakata city merged fukuoka festivity mostly based hakata hakata divided seven district toyotomi hideyoshi district changed name exact boundary multiple time still see original seven district soon division carrying yamakasa one district became competition speed today main event oiyama race district district higashinagare nakasunagare nishinagare chiyonagare ebisunagare doinagare daikokunagare matsuri gion matsuri list important intangible folk cultural property important intangible cultural property japan soundscapes japan japanese hakata gion yamakasa homepage english hakatagionyamakasa portal site yamakasanavi hakata gion yamakasa archived may wayback machinenhk