Karatsu Kunchi
Karatsu Shrine’s autumn festival brings fourteen sculptural hikiyama floats through the town, linking neighbourhood craft, music and shrine procession.
Festivals
Tori no Ichi
November rooster-day fairs connect shrine and temple worship with decorated kumade rakes, seasonal markets and wishes for prosperity.
Danjiri
Carved festival floats connect woodworking, neighbourhood organisation and local ritual, with forms and performance traditions extending beyond Kishiwada.
Festival Floats in Japan
An overview of Japan’s yama, hoko, yatai, danjiri, and related festival floats as community-built ritual, performance, and craft traditions.
Kishiwada Danjiri Festival
The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival is an Osaka Prefecture float festival known for carved wooden danjiri, neighbourhood teams, music, lanterns, and fast coordinated turns.
Geta
Geta are Japanese wooden footwear with a raised sole and thong, historically used in many forms for weather, work, dress, and leisure.