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Japan Opening Hours: Festivals
In this country, there are several local festivals (matsuri) because almost every shrine celebrates its own one. Almost all festivals are expected each year and celebrate the shrine's deity or a seasonal or historical event. Some festivals are help over several days.
An important component of Japanese festivals is its processions, in which the local shrine's kami (Shinto deity) is moved by way of the town in mikoshi (palanquins). It's the only period of the year when the kami leaves the shrine to be carried around town.
Several festivals also offer decorated floats (dashi), which are pulled through the town, with accompaniment of drum and flute music by the people sitting on the floats. Every festival has its own features. While some festivals are serene and meditative, many of them are energetic and tumultuous.
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