Home > AICHI 愛知県 > Handa 半田市 > Handa Dashi Matsuri 2017 はんだ山車まつり

Last additions - Handa Dashi Matsuri 2017 はんだ山車まつり
ha751-20171007_7355.jpg
Some indoor entertainment at Clacity.Oct 07, 2018
ha750-20171007_7352.jpg
Crowd going back to the train station.Oct 07, 2018
ha749-20171007_7351.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha748-20171007_7349.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha747-20171007_7347.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha746-20171007_7324.jpg
There were riverside fireworks at 8 pm. These men are holding fireworks cannons (tezutsu hanabi) made of bamboo and filled with gunpowder. They last only several seconds.Fireworks cannons are famous in the nearby city of Toyohashi. The festival was well worth seeing. 手筒花火Oct 07, 2018
ha745-20171007_7322.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha744-20171007_7317.jpg
Crowd to see the fireworks.Oct 07, 2018
ha743-20171007_7296.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha742-20171007_7276.jpg
Sanbaso dancer on the boat float.Oct 07, 2018
ha741-20171007_7277.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha740-20171007_7266.jpg
Chintoro-bune boat floats on the river. ちんとろ船Oct 07, 2018
ha739-20171007_7262.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha738-20171007_7260.jpg
No cigarette lighters, just a bunsen burner to quickly light the candles in the lanterns.Oct 07, 2018
ha737-20171007_7254.jpg
In the evening, paper lanterns were lit up to decorate the floats.Oct 07, 2018
ha736-20171007_7252.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha735-20171007_7250.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha734-20171007_7226.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha733-20171007_7224.jpg
Floats with lanterns in the evening. It was an all-day festival lasting until around 9 pm. It's held on Sat. and Sun. and the same thing is basically repeated on both days.Oct 07, 2018
ha732-20171007_7202.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha731-20171007_7201.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha730-20171007_7204.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha729-20171007_7198.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha728-20171007_7197.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha727-20171007_7191.jpg
Boat floats for tonight.Oct 07, 2018
ha726-20171007_7192.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha725-20171007_7185.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha724-20171007_7184.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha723-20171007_7183.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha722-20171007_7179.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha721-20171007_7169.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha720-20171007_7166.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha719-20171007_7162.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha718-20171007_7159.jpg
After the big gathering at the parking lot, the floats leave and go back to the streets to prepare for the evening.Oct 07, 2018
ha717-20171007_7157.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha716-20171007_7150.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha715-20171007_7143.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha714-20171007_7141.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha713-20171007_7134.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha712-20171007_7131.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha711-20171007_7129.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha710-20171007_7127.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha709-20171007_7126.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha708-20171007_7120.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha707-20171007_7116.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha706-20171007_7111.jpg
Handa Dashi Matsuri float in Handa, Aichi.Oct 07, 2018
ha705-20171007_7100.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha704-20171007_7096.jpg
Handa Dashi Matsuri float in Handa, Aichi.Oct 07, 2018
ha703-20171007_7094.jpg
Handa Dashi Matsuri float in Handa, Aichi.Oct 07, 2018
ha702-20171007_7078.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha701-20171007_7074.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha700-20171007_7058.jpg
Karakuri puppetOct 07, 2018
ha699-20171007_7050.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha698-20171007_7049.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha697-20171007_7047.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha696-20171007_7039.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha695-20171007_7034.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha694-20171007_7033.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha693-20171007_7025.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha692-20171007_7024.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha691-20171007_7022.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha690-20171007_7018.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha689-20171007_7015.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha688-20171007_7011.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha687-20171007_7010.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha686-20171007_6998.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha685-20171007_7003.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha684-20171007_6996.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha683-20171007_6992.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha682-20171007_6990.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha681-20171007_6988.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha680-20171007_6984.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha679-20171007_6981.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha678-20171007_6980.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha677-20171007_6977.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha676-20171007_6975.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha675-20171007_6974.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha674-20171007_6973.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha673-20171007_6971.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha672-20171007_6970.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha671-20171007_6969.jpg
I didn't have time to learn about the story behind each puppet performance, but it's usually based on Chinese or local legends.Oct 07, 2018
ha670-20171007_6966.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha669-20171007_6967.jpg
The 31 floats would be gathered here for only 2 hours until 4 pm. I rushed to photograph each float.Oct 07, 2018
ha668-20171007_6968.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha667-20171007_6955.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha666-20171007_6953.jpg
There was a great variety of karakuri mechanical puppets including swinging monkeys. Very entertaining with amusing theatrics. Oct 07, 2018
ha665-20171007_6952.jpg
One highlight of this great gathering was the performance of karakuri mechanical puppets on several of the floats.Oct 07, 2018
ha664-20171007_6949.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha663-20171007_6942.jpg
After the last float was parked here, there were brief fireworks and much applause. Spectators were then allowed onto the parking lot to see the floats up close.Oct 07, 2018
ha662-20171007_6936.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha661-20171007_6920.jpg
By 2:10 pm, all 31 floats gathered here. They would remain here here until 4 pm. Floats with karakuri mechanical puppets would perform during this time.Oct 07, 2018
ha660-20171007_6915.jpg
The parking lot gradually filled up with the 31 floats. Seeing as many as 31 floats gathered in one place was a spectacle I couldn't miss.Especially when it happens only once every 5 years. The vast majority of traditional float festivals in Japan have no more than 10 floats or so.Oct 07, 2018
ha659-20171007_6909.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha658-20171007_6903.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha657-20171007_6900.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha656-20171007_6895.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha655-20171007_6893.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha654-20171007_6890.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha653-20171007_6888.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha652-20171007_6886.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha651-20171007_6883.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha650-20171007_6879.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha649-20171007_6872.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha648-20171007_6860.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha647-20171007_6858.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha646-20171007_6855.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha645-20171007_6850.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha644-20171007_6849.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha643-20171007_6848.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha642-20171007_6845.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha641-20171007_6842.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha640-20171007_6840.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha639-20171007_6834.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha638-20171007_6831.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha637-20171007_6830.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha636-20171007_6825.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha635-20171007_6823.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha634-20171007_6822.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha633-20171007_6817.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha632-20171007_6815.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha631-20171007_6813.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha630-20171007_6809.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha629-20171007_6806.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha628-20171007_6804.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha627-20171007_6803.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha626-20171007_6791.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha625-20171007_6787.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha624-20171007_6785.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha623-20171007_6784.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha622-20171007_6782.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha621-20171007_6781.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha620-20171007_6780.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha619-20171007_6777.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha618-20171007_6771.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha617-20171007_6769.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha616-20171007_6767.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha615-20171007_6766.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha614-20171007_6764.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha613-20171007_6763.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha612-20171007_6762.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha611-20171007_6759.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha610-20171007_6758.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha609-20171007_6753.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha608-20171007_6752.jpg
For about 90 min., the 31 floats arrived at the parking lot one after another like clockwork in the specified order. Each float was introduced over the PA system as they arrived. Except for the bleachers, spectators were not allowed to enter the parking lot while the floats were arriving.Oct 07, 2018
ha607-20171007_6748.jpg
From 12:30 pm on Oct. 17, 2017, the floats started to gather at this large parking lot with bleachers (¥4,000 paid seating). Too bad the bleachers were all sold out for this day.Otherwise, it would've provided a great vantage point to photograph all the floats lineOct 07, 2018
ha606-20171007_6746.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha605-20171007_6739.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha604-20171007_6736.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha603-20171007_6731.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha602-20171007_6730.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha601-20171007_6726.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha600-20171007_6725.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha599-20171007_6722.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha598-20171007_6720.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha597-20171007_6719.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha596-20171007_6718.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha595-20171007_6717.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha594-20171007_6715.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha593-20171007_6712.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha592-20171007_6709.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha591-20171007_6699.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha590-20171007_6695.jpg
Some float pullers had distinctive hairstyles.Oct 07, 2018
ha589-20171007_6684.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha588-20171007_6692.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha587-20171007_6678.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha586-20171007_6676.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha585-20171007_6671.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha584-20171007_6667.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha583-20171007_6664.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha582-20171007_6662.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha581-20171007_6661.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha580-20171007_6658.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha579-20171007_6654.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha578-20171007_6639.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha577-20171007_6637.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha576-20171007_6635.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha575-20171007_6633.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha574-20171007_6634.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha573-20171007_6632.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha572-20171007_6622.jpg
This group of float pullers sat and sang in a circle. They were half-drunk.Oct 07, 2018
ha571-20171007_6618.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha570-20171007_6617.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha569-20171007_6614.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha568-20171007_6611.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha567-20171007_6610.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha566-20171007_6609.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha565-20171007_6606.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha564-20171007_6601.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha563-20171007_6600.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha562-20171007_6598.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha561-20171007_6596.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha560-20171007_6595.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha559-20171007_6593.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha558-20171007_6591.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha557-20171007_6589.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha556-20171007_6587.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha555-20171007_6583.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha554-20171007_6582.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha553-20171007_6578.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha552-20171007_6577.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha551-20171007_6576.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha550-20171007_6575.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha549-20171007_6569.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha548-20171007_6556.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha547-20171007_6551.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha546-20171007_6549.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha545-20171007_6545.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha544-20171007_6539.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha543-20171007_6535.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha542-20171007_6529.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha541-20171007_6527.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha540-20171007_6522.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha539-20171007_6515.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha538-20171007_6513.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha537-20171007_6511.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha536-20171007_6509.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha535-20171007_6506.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha534-20171007_6500.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha533-20171007_6499.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha532-20171007_6495.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha531-20171007_6491.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha530-20171007_6489.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha529-20171007_6486.jpg
Map of float locations and parade route.Oct 07, 2018
ha528-20171007_6487.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha527-20171007_6483.jpg
JR Handa StationOct 07, 2018
ha526-20171007_6430.jpg
Handa manhole, Aichi.Oct 07, 2018
ha525-20171007_6480.jpg
Police box kobanOct 07, 2018
ha524-20171007_6438.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha523-20171007_6437.jpg
Streets near JR Handa Station.Oct 07, 2018
ha522-20171007_6436.jpg
ClacityOct 07, 2018
ha521-20171007_6479.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha520-20171007_6478.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha519-20171007_6477.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha518-20171007_6475.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha517-20171007_6474.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha516-20171007_6472.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha515-20171007_6470.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha514-20171007_6466.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha513-20171007_6464.jpg
In the morning, they pull and park the floats along the streets near JR Handa Station. Oct 07, 2018
ha512-20171007_6462.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha511-20171007_6461.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha510-20171007_6457.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha509-20171007_6455.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha508-20171007_6454.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha507-20171007_6450.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha506-20171007_6447.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha504-20171007_6445.jpg
Intricate woodcarvings on a float. They all tell a story, but I haven't had time to learn about it.Oct 07, 2018
ha505-20171007_6453.jpg
Oct 07, 2018
ha503-20171007_6448.jpg
They had to overcome many problems (mostly egotistical, financial, and logistical) before they could get all 31 floats to agree to gather together every five years.It's a grand festival held only eight times so far. The one in 2012 attracted over 500,000 spectators. I believe it, there was a lot of people in this otherwise sleepy city.Oct 07, 2018
ha502-20171007_6441.jpg
The 31 floats are religious because they come from 10 neighborhoods in Handa and each belong to a Shinto shrine in their respective neighborhoods. They hold their own religious festival every spring. And every 5 years, they all line up in a large parking lot for this Handa Dashi Matsuri.
Oct 07, 2018
ha501-20171007_6443.jpg
The unique thing about the Handa Dashi Matsuri is that although all the floats are religious, it's not a religious festival. It's just a tourist event started in 1979. The local Junior Chamber of Commerce started the festival to mark its 15th anniversary. From 1987, they decided to hold it every 5 years. So it is held on years ending with a "2" or "7."Oct 07, 2018
ha500-20171007_6444.jpg
The Handa Dashi Matsuri is a huge festival of 31 ornate wooden floats held only once every five years (in years ending in "2" and "7") on the first weekend in Oct. It is a non-religious festival that started in 1979. It has been held only eight times since 1979. The floats are first parked and paraded on the streets near JR Handa Station before they all proceed and gather at a large parking lot. Handa is not far from Nagoya and Toyota. The headquarters of Mizkan vinegar is in Handa. These photos were taken on Oct. 7, 2017.Oct 07, 2018
252 files on 1 page(s)