{"id":34359,"date":"2016-04-25T07:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peregrinusmundi.com\/takayama-matsuri\/"},"modified":"2020-07-12T18:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T16:12:30","slug":"takayama-matsuri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peregrinusmundi.com\/en\/takayama-matsuri\/","title":{"rendered":"Takayama matsuri"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34359\" class=\"elementor elementor-34359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-149ef481 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"149ef481\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53e45ab1\" data-id=\"53e45ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f0e66f6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f0e66f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f91074\" data-id=\"75f91074\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6100c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6100c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DISPATCH<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cba367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37cba367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From April 14 to 15, the famous Takayama Matsuri takes place dedicated to the celebration of spring and good harvests. It is one of the most beautiful festivals in Japan. On the occasion of the Sann\u00f4 festival, each district of Takayama presents a decorated chariot or <em>Yatai<\/em> which parades in a long procession around the Hie-Jinja shrine. The <em>Yatai<\/em> have just been classified as &#8220;Intangible Goods of Japanese Culture&#8221; by Unesco since January 2016. The festival takes place twice a year. In Autumn and Spring. In October the procession parades around the Hachiman-g\u00fb shrine and in April it is the turn of the Hie-Jinja shrine. It is my first <em>Masturi<\/em> and I do not intend not to miss anything.<\/p><p>I disembark in the middle of the day. The city is buzzing with entertainment with people in kimono and traditional costumes everywhere. Small street stalls sell local specialties or the usual <em>dango<\/em> skewers. Cherry blossoms light up the city along the canal. Randomly strolling, I come across a multitude of carts each more beautiful than the other. The <em>Yatai<\/em>, mobile carts dazzling with colors and decorations are a delight for the eyes. 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On the town hall square, a puppet show on a <em>Yatai<\/em> is taking place. The sound system is horrible but the show is so beautiful that it doesn&#8217;t matter much. The <em>karakuri ningyo<\/em>, handcrafted puppets, are wielded by wires manipulated by people hidden in the chariot. Up to eight wires can be useful for handling a puppet. At the intersection of a street, a large circle of musicians in absolutely extraordinary costumes play on small metal drums. The sound is very beautiful. A procession of young girls in red and white kimonos catches the eye. Time flies and the streets are slowly emptying. The festival is already coming to an end. 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