Nice video showing Takayama sights and sounds including the Fire Fox Festival. What’s the Fire Fox Festival? It’s a night time parade procession where locals dress up as foxes and re-enact a wedding at the Okura Inari Jinja. Lots of torches, candles, and a large bonfire at the end! It’s held the 4th Friday in … Continue reading
Have you seen the Takayama Spring Festival IOS / Iphone App? See the complete schedule and routes of the float procession, location of the ceremonies and more! There will be a gathering of the floats from 9:30am. The Karakuri “doll” performance starts at 11am and 3pm on the 14th and 10:am and 2pm on the … Continue reading
Excellent video showing the Takayama Spring Festival procession during the day, the animated dolls controlled from within the floats, and the nighttime procession.
Originally posted on Michael Joseph Traves:
A 7am departure from Kanazawa and I was on my way to Takayama to attend the Sanno Matsuri (Takayama Spring Festival), one of the most popular festivals in Japan, with accommodations typically booked up a year in advance. This year was no exception, however with the earthquake, tsunami, and…
Held twice a year, on April 14/15 andon October 9/10, this festival is considered to rank among the three most beautiful festivals in Japan. During the festival, this quiet country town changes magically as flags, lanterns, and dyed draperies decorate the houses. The highlight of the festival is a parade of majestic floats and ancient … Continue reading
