TRAVEL
Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival -Turning the Wheels of Tradition-
TRAVEL
2018
30 mins Episode(s): 1
english
Japanese
[Festivals of Japan Season 2]
The Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival in Toyama Prefecture was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Asset in December 2016. With the creaking sounds of the turning wheels, the seven lavish floats make their way along the same route they have gone since ancient times, pushed onwards by the people who love and cherish them. This episode will introduce the locals who have long supported the tradition of this festival, and how the floats have been preserved and passed down from one generation to another.
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Part of "Festivals of Japan- Season 2"!
The Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival in Toyama Prefecture was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Asset in December 2016. With the creaking sounds of the turning wheels, the seven lavish floats make their way along the same route they have gone since ancient times, pushed onwards by the people who love and cherish them. This episode will introduce the locals who have long supported the tradition of this festival, and how the floats have been preserved and passed down from one generation to another.
Click here to preview the program!
Part of "Festivals of Japan- Season 2"!
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