 Last additions - Murayama Dedara Matsuri 村山デエダラまつり |
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Buses back to JR Tachikawa Station are numerous until 11:18 pmFestival pamphlet: http://www.dedara.com/files/148/puroguramuura.pdf
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The man in the middle is the city's mayor.Jan 04, 2017
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Evening parade at 7 pm to 8 pm along the perimeter of the festival site. The parade did not leave the festival site.Jan 04, 2017
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Floats and dancers paraded by the Dedara Nebuta float.Jan 04, 2017
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Evening parade started at 7 pm with some dancers.Jan 04, 2017
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Taiko drummer in yukata.Jan 04, 2017
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First time to see a taiko drummer in yukata.Jan 04, 2017
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High school taiko drummers (南多摩高校).Jan 04, 2017
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Back of Nebuta float (慈王波亜来) from Mutsu, Aomori.Jan 04, 2017
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The rosary was made of foam balls.Jan 04, 2017
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This Nebuta float (慈王波亜来) was from Mutsu, Aomori.Jan 04, 2017
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They really want the monorail to be extended to their city so they can finally have a rail station in their city.Jan 04, 2017
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This small Nebuta shows a Dedara building an extension of the nearby monorail (from Tachikawa) to the city.Jan 04, 2017
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Murayama-to Nebuta float and other floats were displayed before the start of the evening parade at 7 pm.Jan 04, 2017
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Murayama-to Nebuta float.Jan 04, 2017
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Murayama-to float with ninja.Jan 04, 2017
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Murayama-to float (武士団・村山党) was flanked by people dressed as samurai and ninja. Murayama-to was one of seven samurai groups in this region.Jan 04, 2017
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The festival climax was this evening parade of small Nebuta floats. After parading in city streets in the late afternoon, they entered the festival site and paraded within the festival grounds while passing by the stationary Dedara Nebuta float. Jan 04, 2017
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Dedara Nebuta float lit up. It remained stationary.Jan 04, 2017
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Dedara Nebuta float lit up.Jan 04, 2017
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Musashi-Murayama lion dance called Yokonakaba shishimai (横中馬獅子舞) dating from 300 years ago.Jan 04, 2017
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Local lion dance called Yokonakaba shishimai (横中馬獅子舞) dating from 300 years ago.Jan 04, 2017
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Watching the stage entertainment was a good way to kill time until 7 pm when the Dedara Nebuta float parade would start.Jan 04, 2017
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Toyota CorollaJan 04, 2017
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1963 Datsun Fairlady (predecessor to the 240Z) still undergoing restoration.Jan 04, 2017
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1963 Datsun Fairlady (predecessor to the 240Z) still undergoing restoration.Jan 04, 2017
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Fins on a beautifully restored 1961 Nissan Prince Skyline.Jan 04, 2017
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Beautifully restored 1961 Nissan Prince Skyline.Jan 04, 2017
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Since the festival was on the site of the former Nissan car factory where they manufactured some of Nissan's most famous models, a classic car group displayed their classic Nissan cars.Jan 04, 2017
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Local dancers perform near the Dedara Nebuta float.Jan 04, 2017
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The festival site's ground is rough with large pebbles.Jan 04, 2017
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Festival headquarters.Jan 04, 2017
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Curry booth with a curry rice humanoid sculpture.Jan 04, 2017
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Food boothJan 04, 2017
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The festival site includes many food booths. It's a local festival started in 2006 and not a traditional matsuri (i.e. not held by a shrine or temple). But it's the city's largest festival. Not famous though. Jan 04, 2017
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Dedara giant Nebuta float is made of a wooden frame covered with washi paper and lit up on the inside powered by power generator.sJan 04, 2017
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The float was lit up as it got dark.Jan 04, 2017
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The Dedara-botchi giant man is common in Japan appearing in nation-building legends. For example, where he dug up the earth to create Mt. Fuji (Japan's highest mountain) became Lake Biwa (Japan's largest lake).Jan 04, 2017
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Since it was windy, a crane and cable secured the float.Jan 04, 2017
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In Muasashi-Murayama, the giant Dedara-botchi was carrying Mt. Jodo (浄土山) strapped to his back with vines. One of his footprints created a local well (still there).Jan 04, 2017
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Dedara-botchi is famous for creating lakes and wells with his footprints and creating and carrying mountains.Jan 04, 2017
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The festival is highlighted by this Nebuta float depicting Dedara-botchi (also called Daidara-botchi 大多羅法師) who was a legendary, giant man whose head was above the clouds.Jan 04, 2017
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The festival site occupies an area of a much larger plot of land that was the site of Nissan's auto factory. Along with a few other factories, Nissan closed its vehicle assembly plant here in 2001.I was told that it also had a test track here, which explains why it's so huge. Interesting that Nissan had a policy of keeping all its affected workers who were transferred to other jobs or offered early retirement. The city itself did not suffer much tax loss since Nissan didn't have taxable profits while operating in the red at the time. But local businesses such as taxi drivers, restaurants, and shops must've suffered.Jan 04, 2017
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Held on the last weekend of Oct., Dedara Matsuri is a two-day festival held on a large plot of land that used to be Nissan's vehicle assembly plant. Short bus ride from JR Tachikawa Station.From JR Tachikawa Station’s Kitaguchi North exit, go to Bus Stop 1. Board any bus and get off at O-minami Itchome (大南一丁目). About 15 min. ride. From the bus stop, 1 min. walk to entrance.Jan 04, 2017
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Musashi-Murayama (pop. 70,000) is an obscure city in western Tokyo with no train stations, but it is near JR Tachikawa Station in neighboring Tachikawa.Jan 04, 2017
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