{"id":1851,"date":"2012-09-16T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-16T00:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jlgc.org.au\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2021-08-18T15:38:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T05:38:24","slug":"summer-festivals-and-japanese-local-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.au\/ja\/summer-festivals-and-japanese-local-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff3bSeptember 2012\uff3d<br>Summer festivals and Japanese local governments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In summer (around August, since the seasons in Japan are the opposite of Australia\u2019s), there are a lot of summer festivals and fireworks all around Japan.\u00a0Most of them are originally based on religious ceremonies to welcome the return of one\u2019s ancestors\u2019 souls and to send them back to the spiritual world.<\/p>\n<p>Usually summer festivals are community based, but some are famous national events which attract many people.\u00a0One of the major summer festivals is the Aomori Nebuta Festival.<\/p>\n<p>This festival is held annually from August 2\u20137 and features colourful lantern floats called Nebuta which are pulled through the streets of Central Aomori. This event attracts around 2 million visitors. \u00a0During this festival, about 20 large Nebuta floats are paraded through the streets.\u00a0These floats are constructed of wooden bases and metal frames.\u00a0Japanese papers, called washi, are glued over the frames.\u00a0These amazing floats, with more than 5 metres height, are finished off with historical figures or kabuki scenes being painted onto the paper and are stunningly illuminated from inside. These floats can take up to a year to complete.<\/p>\n<p>There is a dance portion of this festival. The dancers are known as \u2018haneto\u2019 and they wear special costumes for this dance. Everyone is welcome to join in.\u00a0 I had worked for Aomori prefectural government as the director general for three years before I came to Australia. At that time, I had also been assigned as the leader of the Aomori prefectural government Nebuta team.\u00a0 Aomori prefectural government, as one of the big enterprises in this area, participates in the Nebuta festival with a giant Nebuta float which is paraded with the staff of Aomori prefectural government. \u00a0In the same way, Aomori city participates in this event. (In Japan, there are many cases where the capital city of a prefecture is the same name of the prefecture. For example, Kyoto city is the capital of Kyoto prefecture.)\u00a0The governor of Aomori prefecture and the mayor of Aomori city also participate in the Nebuta festival and promote their local brand for millions of visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Major summer festivals in Japan are closely connected with the tourist industry and offer the best opportunities for local governments to promote their tourist spots, local food, local products and above all their historical cultures. When you visit Japan in summer (again, it means winter here), be sure not to miss out.<\/p>\n<p>For further information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atca.info\/nebuta_en\/\"><b>http:\/\/www.atca.info\/nebuta_en\/<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/\u7121\u984c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/\u7121\u984c-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\u7121\u984c\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In summer (around August, since the seasons in Japan are the opposite of Australia\u2019s)<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org.au\/ja\/summer-festivals-and-japanese-local-governments\/\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[716],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-executive-director"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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