[MATSURI] Wajima Taisai Day 1 – Okutsuhime Jinja Taisai

[MATSURI] Wajima Taisai Day 1 – Okutsuhime Jinja Taisai

***Special Educational Series about the Wajima Taisai (Wajima Grand Kiriko Festivals) of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan*** by Walter Tsushima

The Wajima Taisai is one of the largest summer festivals in Ishikawa Prefecture and takes place in the Noto Peninsula region of the prefecture. The portable shrines, or “mikoshi,” are accompanied by 5-10 meter tall festival lanterns called, “Kiriko” that are carried through the town streets as the locals perform traditional kiriko festival music, or “Kiriko matsuri-bayashi.” At the festival climax, a special bonfire, or “Taimatsu” are lit by the sea and blessed Shinto strips of white paper, or “Gohei,” are scrambled after by the brave. The “Kiriko” of Wajima are especially distinctive because of their magnificent lacquered coatings and decorative designs.

Wajima Taisai Breakdown
Day 1: August 22 – Okutsuhime Jinja Taisai
Day 2: August 23 – Okutsuhime Jinja Taisai & Jyuzo Jinja Taisai
Day 3: August 24 – Sumiyoshi Jinja Taisai
Day 4: August 25 – Wajimazaki Jinja Taisai

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Tatonton!
-Walter