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vol.10＜Recommendable Autumn events in Toyama＞

September, 2024

Let’s highlight “Hikiyama Festival (Float Festival) in Shinminato this time. There are 3
Hikiyama Festivals in Shinminato area.
Among them, Houjouzu Hachiman shrine
festival, which has 13 floats is the largest.
The beautifully decorated floats are strolled in
the city with encouraging shouts in thedaytime, and ornaments are replaced withJapanese lantern in the night time.
しんみなとひきやま≪Various autumn events as shown below≫

はなやま

新 湊 曳 山 「花山」

Sep. 15 (Sun)Toyama Fireworks (Sports Park, Toyama City)

Sep. 15 (Sun)Joh-hana Mugiya Festival ( Joh-hana, Nanto City)

Sep. 21 (Sat)~23 (Mon)Toyama Festival (Toyama City)

Sep. 21 (Sat)~22 (Sun)Tsukurimon Festival (Fukuoka, Takaoka City)

Sep. 21 (Sat)~22 (Sun)Kakashi(scarecrow) Festival (Nakata, Takaoka City)

Sep. 25 (Wed)~26 (Thu) Kokiriko Festival (Gokayama, Nanto City)
Oct. 4 (Fri)~6 (Sun)Manyoh-Festival (Castle park,Takaka City)

Oct.12 (Sat)~14 (Mon)

Sakanomachi Art in Yatsuo (Yatsuo, Toyama, City)

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Let’s go to “Etchu Owara Kaze-no-Bon” in Yatsuo!
“Etchu Owara Kaze-no-bon” is held every year from September 1stto 3rd in Yatsuo, Toyama city. You can see beautiful folk dances in this historic
town with many hills.
This festival began in the Edo period and has a history of over 300 years. Since
this festival is held during the typhoon season, it was named “Kaze-no-bon” to pray
for a bountiful harvest and to avoid damage from the wind.
There are three types of Owara dances. “Honen Odori, or Harvest Dance” isdanced in town parades and dance circles, and “Otoko Odori, or Male Dance” and“Onna Odori, or Woman Dance” are mainly performed on stage.

Onna Odori, WomanDance
Also called “Shiki Odori,Four Seasons Dance”,
it’s a dance that has
movements that represent
the seasons.

Otoko Odori, Male Dance
A powerful dance, also
called “Kakashi Odori, thescarecrow dance”

Honen Odori, Harvest Dance
It is a simple dance that has been around for a long time,with both men and women moving in the same way.

The people who sing and perform Owara are called “Jikata”.
The instruments are shamisen, kokyu, and taiko drums.

2During the Owara Kazeno-bon period, you can see dances in 11 towns called“Kyucho, Old Towns”. Each town has different costume designs and colors, dance
characteristics, and lyrics. Why not find your favorite?
Tell me aboutOwara！

Q:
A:

Will the festival be held even if it rains?
When it’s raining, there will be no dancing or music as instruments
become unusable if they get wet in the rain.

Q:A:

Why is obi, the sash of the women's costume black?
In the past, when preparing costumes, it was not possible toprepare obi for all dancers. However, everyone had a black obi
at home for ceremonial occasions.

Q:

Why are the dancers wearing Amigasa, straw hats?

A: Historically, dancers were embarrassed to participate so they covered their faces
with towels as they danced so that they wouldn't be recognized. Eventually, theybegan to use straw hats.

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