Festivals in Japan have always been part of a greater religious meaning. Festivals in Japan, which date back to the late first-century A.D., have come to represent expressions of the soul, life, death, and the divine nature of being. These combine for the foundation of the meaning of true matsuri. There is no place in Japan that holds the true spirit of matsuri in greater regard, than the island of Okinawa.
Every year in October, Okinawa is host to the great Naha festival. During this festival the streets of Kokusai Dori are lined with tens of thousands of people who watch hatagashira being thrust into the air as groups circle and pass the long poles between individuals--each awaiting his turn to carry these emblems which honor the city, town, or village they are from. The Naha Festival is also home to the great tug-of-war, the world's largest with a rope that weighs over 90,000 pounds and is pulled by the tens of thousands of people who crowd the streets.
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On the 6th picture down with the loud speaker is Shinky San. I am from England and while I was there he was a great host. I lost his card but really want to send him something from the UK. Please if anyone knows his address please send it. If you ever get to meeet him he is a GREAT guy!!!
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Festivals in Japan have always been part of a greater religious meaning. Festivals in Japan, which date back to the late first-century A.D., have come to represent expressions of the soul, life, death, and the divine nature of being. These combine for the foundation of the meaning of true matsuri. There is no place in Japan that holds the true spirit of matsuri in greater regard, than the island of Okinawa.
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