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Top » East Asia » Japan » Saga » Karatsu Festival pre-festival
Saga Karatsu by ariahisaeda January 2, 2004, updated February 15, 2007

Karatsu Festival pre-festival

The sight of its back of a helmet

The sight of its back of a helmet

A helmet pulls and it is a mountain 2.

A helmet pulls and it is a mountain 2.

A helmet pulls and it is a mountain.

A helmet pulls and it is a mountain.

The profile which emerges in darkness

The profile which emerges in darkness

since it is the season of an autumn festival -- "-- it deified, and it hung down, " was taken, and it was invited by the sound of a whistle or a gong, and went to "Karatsu" Karatsu Festival is a nationally famous festival. Lacquered 曳山 which can also be called eyeball of the sightseeing of Karatsu is the brave festival which runs about in the city. To the pre-festival which can say it also as the eve Lighthearted, if it says that it is lighthearted, since it goes to come out of a house slightly at 5:00 of the evening, and to see. し [ JR does not have a change, either ]. Although it was ready for there being quite many visitors, the man who goes to see from Fukuoka in the evening seldom breaks. After becoming near the Karatsu station, people have got in suddenly. Also in the sound of musical accompaniment, by saying, festival feeling has increased in a lively way at the station front in Karatsu. A pre-festival is the start from 7:00. The place for which this "a demon's helmet" leaves [ way ばりつつ見た's ] grilled dumplings with bits of octopus in front of supper since he had been hungry. Seemingly, 曳山 will parade a town, leaving each and preparing turn. Neighborhood which became dark completely on the day of autumn of sinking as quickly as quickly as a bucket falling into a well. a paper lantern -- a light -- と -- it piles and is きわ red about a lacquered field -- たせる a shout called エンヤー っ in the musical accompaniment of a whistle or a gong -- と -- being also alike -- a mountain begins to move Although only this is big, it is quick when it begins to run. many of Mr. 曳子s -- たち -- order is run with the shout It is as smart as the figure which turns a narrow alley skillfully with り which is last-minute and comes is not believed. What a telegraph pole 張り出s and one car passes along is the utmost alley. It is technology. The voice of admiration leaks from a spectator involuntarily.


... Machine Translation


Top » East Asia » Japan » Saga » 2 of the Karatsu Festival 宵山そ
Saga Karatsu by ariahisaeda November 2, 2004, updated February 26, 2007

2 of the Karatsu Festival 宵山そ

Sea bream

Sea bream

Blue lion

Blue lion

Tortoise

Tortoise

Red lion

Red lion

Now, after seeing a start, it waits to take up position in a place with little [ but / a little ] people, and for 曳山 to come for a camera in one hand. There are some persons who are photographing by the pocket digital camera, and there are many large-sized tripods and プロ っぽい cameramen who held the single lens reflex camera. Now, for this, even a small digital camera is. Or [ that the dark inside of this is reflected how far ] -- It is IXY400 enduringly. After waiting considerably, a shout can be heard from the way of a long distance. It is surprised although the speed of a procession is quick. Seemingly, 曳山 which elaborated the design, respectively was built also with the thing new No. 1 in the middle of Edo at the beginning of Meiji, if old. It is the start for it to have been touched off by the Gion festival of Kyoto and to have made such 曳山, when Karatsu prospered as a fishing port. It has [ whether it is luxurious and care is good and ] in now the mountain which immense expense was spent, chipped for many years, and was built with lacquered, or it is gloss. Now, manufacture will also already be impossible. So that it drags about quite violently such a cultural heritage and becomes whether to be OK, and ち and worries.


... Machine Translation


Top » East Asia » Japan » Saga » 3 of the Karatsu Festival 宵山そ
Saga Karatsu by ariahisaeda November 2, 2004, updated February 26, 2007

3 of the Karatsu Festival 宵山そ

Phoenix

Phoenix

飛龍

飛龍

And the last No. 14 曳山   Shippo circle

And the last No. 14 曳山 Shippo circle

In spite of having been very near from the house, it was the first Karatsu Festival. Nothing was known with honesty and what [ great and interesting ] not coming. 無知 is bad (it was recognition like the festival out of which the float of a sea bream comes.). Since it was sightseeing-ized in the good meaning, the motion of 曳山 was also made orderly, and since it was managed with きちっ on time, he was able to be enjoyed very much. by the way -- Karatsu -- this Mr. "-- it is said that a minute of a salary is spent on cooking for three months, and it acts for ち" It will begin to be the frightful entertainment centering on huge アラ. Seemingly, it can keep to participation, if a friend acquaintance is in Karatsu. Though regrettable, we whose the acquaintances of such are not in Karatsu give a toast in a small way by no vacancy train in glow Toriya near the house.


... Machine Translation

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