Comments on: Kawagoe Matsuri in Saitama http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jordan http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/#comment-22358 Jordan Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:41:16 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/#comment-22358 The dashi which feature so prominently in the Kawagoe matsuri are throwbacks to the traditions of matsuri gone by. There were three famous matsuri around Japan that had these kind of carts or modified omikoshi. One of those matsuri was held in Asakusa down the Sumida river from Kawagoe. The reason you see these kind of 'floats' in Kawagoe today is because in the past Kawagoe adopted many of the fashions and trends of its bigger sister to the south, Edo. Today, Kawagoe is still called by the nickname it was given centuries ago as a major commericial and shipping center just outside Edo. That nickname is Koedo, or 'little Edo'. Cheers. J The dashi which feature so prominently in the Kawagoe matsuri are throwbacks to the traditions of matsuri gone by. There were three famous matsuri around Japan that had these kind of carts or modified omikoshi. One of those matsuri was held in Asakusa down the Sumida river from Kawagoe. The reason you see these kind of ‘floats’ in Kawagoe today is because in the past Kawagoe adopted many of the fashions and trends of its bigger sister to the south, Edo. Today, Kawagoe is still called by the nickname it was given centuries ago as a major commericial and shipping center just outside Edo. That nickname is Koedo, or ‘little Edo’. Cheers.

J

]]> By: Harvey http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/#comment-6935 Harvey Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:32:39 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/#comment-6935 Actually the two upright figures on the very top are dolls. However see the two dudes crunched over on top? They're real. They have some kind of role up there to make sure things don't fall apart! Actually the two upright figures on the very top are dolls. However see the two dudes crunched over on top? They’re real. They have some kind of role up there to make sure things don’t fall apart!

]]> By: Heather Meadows http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/#comment-6915 Heather Meadows Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:34:50 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2006/12/14/kawagoe-matsuri-in-saitama/#comment-6915 Wow, what a neat concept! I'd never heard of this sort of musical face-off before. Are those people standing at the very top, or are they decorations on the float? Wow, what a neat concept! I’d never heard of this sort of musical face-off before.

Are those people standing at the very top, or are they decorations on the float?

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