Wakamiya Festival - Sakae, Nagoya

15-16th May- This festival is held at Wakamiya Hachimansha Shrine, Sochinju (a general village shrine) in Nagoya as a big annual festival.

The Fukurokuju-sha is a float registered as a cultural property and is very valuable in that it carries four wind-up dolls.

Shinyotogyo-Dashihoei (a Shinto ritual to carry a portable shrine and a float) was resumed at the 1985 festival.

When the procession of floats are brought out and carried through Nagoya, it resembles ancient picture scrolls showing the traditional ritual.

Source: http://www.nagoya-info.jp/en/event/spring/

http://www.ohsu.co.jp/waka2.html

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