Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Hakata Gion Yamakasa (博多祇園山笠?) is a Japanese festival celebrated from 1-15 July in Hakata, Fukuoka. Its rites centre on Kushida Jinja. Famous for its one ton float-racing, it has a seven hundred and fifty year history, attracts up to a million spectators, and in 1979 was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.[1][2][3] The sound of the Kaki Yamakasa has been selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival". Japan National Tourism Organization. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a32_fes_yamakasa.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Hakata Gion Yamakasa". Fukuoka City. http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/showcase/english/colichiran/db_coldetail_10.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. http://www.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails.asp?register_id=302&item_id=133. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/air/life/oto/. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "6G - Conservation of Good Sound Environment". Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/policy/hakusyo_e/honbun.php3?kid=221&bflg=1&serial=67. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 

External links

(Japanese) Hakata Gion Yamakasa homepage