Ojima Neputa Festival
ojima neputa festival held august every year ōta gunma ojima district japan held ojima district shopping street people gather neighborhood prefecture people participate every year within two day neputa festival one biggest event ota city festival started aomori prefecture hirosaki city old ojima town concludes sister city alliance continuing ota city absorbed ojima town festival first began small festival opened schoolyard elementary school inside ojima park however year went became bigger bigger started control traffic closed national highway chamber commerce industry play central role festival improve one friendship two city neputa festival tradition taken ojima people cheer “yayado” play bass drum record musical accompaniment people march big fan highlight festival neputa march gigantic meter fan march formation making big drum sound ten neputa fan festival take place th august obon festival week people go back hometown people ojima decide hold neputa festival two day want young people attend hometown festival come back one home