 Last additions - Ome Taisai Festival 青梅大祭 |
Ome Taisai poster for 2014May 26, 2014
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The festival ended at 7:30 pm. Enjoyed it very much.May 25, 2014
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Two floats head for JR Ome Station.May 25, 2014
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In the evening, they light up the paper lanterns.May 25, 2014
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Ome TaisaiMay 25, 2014
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TekomaiMay 25, 2014
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Near JR Ome Station, a few floats posed for photos.May 25, 2014
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Wooden clappers signal the start of the float's procession.May 25, 2014
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A few floats also gathered near JR Ome Station.May 25, 2014
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More floats arriving for the finale in front of Shimin Kaikan.May 25, 2014
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In front of Shimin Kaikan.May 25, 2014
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Floats arrived and performed with other floats.May 25, 2014
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The festival finale was held in front of this Shimin Kaikan Hall.May 25, 2014
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The floats paid its respects to another doll housed here.May 25, 2014
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Back of tekomaiMay 25, 2014
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About the Inaba family house. Inaba-ke JutakuMay 25, 2014
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Part of the Inaba house is this kura storehouse in the back. Built around 1886. Not open to the public.May 25, 2014
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Inaba houseMay 25, 2014
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In the Inaba house was this doll. The floats were paying its respects to it.May 25, 2014
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On the way back to town, each float turned toward this house and performed for a while. Interesting how some of the floats can swivel.May 25, 2014
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The former Inaba family residence from the Edo Period. The house includes a traditional kura storehouse. The Inaba family were successful merchants and Ome village elders. The house also exhibited one of the large dolls originally mounted on a float. May 25, 2014
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One of the floats led by tekomai.May 25, 2014
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After the joint jam session, the floats proceeded back to town.May 25, 2014
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Shishimai lion dancerMay 25, 2014
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Six floats gathered here for a joint performance.May 25, 2014
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Almost no people here because they are crowded around a joint jam session further down.May 25, 2014
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Post officeMay 25, 2014
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This part of town has more traditional buildings.May 25, 2014
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Another stationary entertainment stage.May 25, 2014
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The main road further west is less crowded.May 25, 2014
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Those five dolls are instead displayed in their respective neighborhoods during the festival.May 25, 2014
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The five original floats were much taller with three tiers topped with a large doll like this. Overhead power lines installed in 1911 forced the floats to downsize and remove the dolls.May 25, 2014
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Neighborhood headquarters houses a life-size doll.May 25, 2014
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Crowd in front of JR Ome StationMay 25, 2014
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Taiko drummer at Ome Taisai, TokyoMay 25, 2014
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Taiko drummer at Ome Taisai, TokyoMay 25, 2014
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Rooftop carvings are also nice.May 25, 2014
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Joint jam session near JR Ome Station.May 25, 2014
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They make sure the floats don't hit power lines or collide with any roofs and other floats. They attach themselves to a safety rope.May 25, 2014
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Here and there in Ome you see these nostalgic Showa-Era signs and buildings.May 25, 2014
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The main road is very crowded, but they still can make way for all the floats passing through.May 25, 2014
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Each float represents a neighborhood of Ome.May 25, 2014
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Tekomai at Ome TaisaiMay 25, 2014
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Tekomai dressed in kimono were hot since it was a hot spring day with a strong sun. A mom sprays coolant on this boy's head.May 25, 2014
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TekomaiMay 25, 2014
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At large intersections, the floats gather for a joint jam session.May 25, 2014
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Fox dancer and musicians.May 25, 2014
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The floats keep coming one after another on the main road near JR Ome Station.May 25, 2014
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Tekomai child guardian at Ome Taisai, TokyoMay 25, 2014
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Tekomai child guardian at Ome Taisai, TokyoMay 25, 2014
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Tekomai child guardians lead the float processions.May 25, 2014
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Ema prayer tabletsMay 25, 2014
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Ome Taisai Floats Amagase-cho 天ヶ瀬町 Hinatawada 日向和田 *Honcho 本町 *Kamicho 上町 Katsunuma-cho 勝沼町 *Morishita-cho 森下町 Nishiwake-cho 西分町 *Nakacho 仲町 Oyana-cho 大柳町 *Sumie-cho (Miyamoto) 住江町 Takinoue-cho 滝May 25, 2014
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Sumiyoshi Shrine in Ome, TokyoMay 25, 2014
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Wash basinMay 25, 2014
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After World War II, seven more floats representing other neighborhoods joined the festival. Most of the current floats were built relatively recently.May 25, 2014
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This was the beginning of the Ome Taisai. In 1872, the five neighborhoods started to pull ornate floats during the festival. May 25, 2014
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In 1513, parishioners from five neighborhoods (Sumie-cho, Honcho, Nakacho, Kamicho, and Morishita-cho 住江町、本町、仲町、上町、森下町) held a spring festival to celebrate their renovation of the shrine's Haiden hall.May 25, 2014
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Sumiyoshi Shrine was established in 1369.May 25, 2014
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Sumiyoshi ShrineMay 25, 2014
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My video of Ome Taisai festival in Tokyo.May 25, 2014
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The floats have festival musicians and masked comical dancers performing.May 25, 2014
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On May 2, each float is paraded around their own neighborhood. The main day is May 3 when all the floats are pulled along this Kyu-Ome Kaido main road parallel to Ome Station from 9 am to 7:30 pm.May 25, 2014
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Ome Taisai is held by Sumiyoshi Shrine in Ome, the city's main guardian shrine. Ome is a former post town along the Ome Kaido Road going from Shinjuku, Tokyo to Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.May 25, 2014
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The festival is held near JR Ome Station on the Chuo Line.May 25, 2014
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Held annually on May 2 and 3 in Ome, Tokyo, Ome Taisai has 12 ornate floats pulled along the main street near JR Ome Station. About 150,000 people come to see Ome's largest festival. This float festival has been held since 1872.May 25, 2014
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These photos were taken on May 3, 2014.May 25, 2014
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