村上大祭2018朝（新潟県村上市）Murakami Taisai Grand Festival 2018 Morning MurakamCityi, Niigata Pref Japan
村上大祭の本祭りは、まだ夜も明けきらぬ真夜中にその始まりを迎えます。早朝に羽黒神社の前に各町内の誇る１９台の「おじゃぎり（屋台山車）」が並び、神社から真っすぐ伸びた町屋の街並みを練り歩く「おしゃぎり行列」を、市民や多くの観光客が出迎え、見送ります。
At the Murakami Taisai, the main festivities begin in the middle of the previous night, before dawn even breaks. 19 enormous Oshagiri floats from each town are lined up in front of Haguro Shrine early that morning, and waves of locals and visitors alike welcome, and later see off the Oshagiri procession as the parade of floats heads for the town ahead.
