moyashi
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- 15 Apr 2002
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With sumnmer comes Japanese Matsuri (festivals)
The festivals are similar to country fairs in the States.
minus the rides and the animals
Matsuris on the basic level, are mini-shrine festivals where stalls are put up to sell cotton candy, candy apples, crepes, okonomiyaki, yakitori and such. Games include cork pop guns, string pulls, lottery tickets, darts, much like you find at home.
Also, their are stalls that just sell goods, masks, idol posters and goodies, and what ever the current chinese toy of the year. Last year was blow up animals that hug you called #daku-chan#
Matsuri can also be as big as the multi-million vistor events such as the Gion matsuri in Kyoto which include rambling through the streets with rolling shrines.
Sapporo's claim to fame is the recent "yosakoi soran" dance / parade which occurs conveniently at the same time as the Sapporo Matsuri.
Yosakoi-saoran Matsuri is actually an adapation from Kochi. This festival was started by a local university student who wanted to bring the power and energy he saw down south to Sapporo. Today the festival draws hundreds of dance teams dancing to pounding bass beats and walls of speakers that are transported on the back of trucks around down-town Sapporo.
If you ever did wish to come to Sapporo I definitely can recommend this festival. It's truly amazing and fun to watch.
Yosakoi soran matsuri :emoji_laughing:
just like the smileys :emoji_wink:
The festivals are similar to country fairs in the States.
minus the rides and the animals
Matsuris on the basic level, are mini-shrine festivals where stalls are put up to sell cotton candy, candy apples, crepes, okonomiyaki, yakitori and such. Games include cork pop guns, string pulls, lottery tickets, darts, much like you find at home.
Also, their are stalls that just sell goods, masks, idol posters and goodies, and what ever the current chinese toy of the year. Last year was blow up animals that hug you called #daku-chan#
Matsuri can also be as big as the multi-million vistor events such as the Gion matsuri in Kyoto which include rambling through the streets with rolling shrines.
Sapporo's claim to fame is the recent "yosakoi soran" dance / parade which occurs conveniently at the same time as the Sapporo Matsuri.
Yosakoi-saoran Matsuri is actually an adapation from Kochi. This festival was started by a local university student who wanted to bring the power and energy he saw down south to Sapporo. Today the festival draws hundreds of dance teams dancing to pounding bass beats and walls of speakers that are transported on the back of trucks around down-town Sapporo.
If you ever did wish to come to Sapporo I definitely can recommend this festival. It's truly amazing and fun to watch.
Yosakoi soran matsuri :emoji_laughing:
just like the smileys :emoji_wink:
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