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Kiba Park with Kiba Kakunori sign. Traditional folk performances are held on the same day as Koto Ward's Citizen's Festival in mid-Oct. So the park is quite crowded.
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Huge crowd at Kakunori pond in Kiba Park.
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It starts at 11 am, so if you want a good view, go there early.
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Kiba Sqaure Log Rolling is performed by the Kiba Kakunori Hozon-kai or Preservation Society. 木場角乗保存会
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Kiba used to be where wood and lumber were stored and produced. 相乗り
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Men managing the logs in the river eventually developed their own log tricks while on the job.
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A long bamboo pole is used for balance.
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Head stand
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Double head stands
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Without the bamboo pole, it is more difficult to keep your balance.
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Splash!
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He tries again and succeeds in unfurling a banner which says "Koto Ward, Water Capital."
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Woman roller.
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Log rolling lessons are given at a local pool. Lot of children are good at it. I tried it once too. Very difficult...
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The middle of the foot must land on the corner to turn the log.
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Rolling with a fan. 扇子乗り
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Rolling blindfolded.
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Blindfolded head stand.
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Rolling with geta clogs. 駒下駄乗り
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The middle of the geta clog must land right on top of the log's corner.
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Preparing for a head stand.
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Rolling with an umbrella. 唐笠乗り
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Father and son. He later turned around and rolled the other way with his son on his shoulders.
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Acrobatics on a floating ladder. 梯子乗り
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Ladder stunts
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A real crowd pleaser.
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The kanji "ki" (wood) is written on the his back on the left.
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The logs are moved around with a spike-tipped bamboo pole.
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One of the highlight stunts...
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This year (2004), it was successful.
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However, it is always possible that they splash down.
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Another highlight and difficult stunt.
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From the top of the blocks, he's supposed to jump onto the log in front. But he couldn't do it.
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Another guy tries to do it.
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He succeeds.
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Ending chant. The performance is about 90 min.
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Store shutter art of Kiba kakunori in Koto, Tokyo.
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Kiba Kakunori Monument for square log rolling 角乗り碑
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