Japan Kitamoto Yoi Matsuri 2024 北本 宵 まつり
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Japan Kitamoto Yoi Matsuri 2024 is a festival held in Kitamoto City , Saitama Prefecture. It is relatively a new festival having started in 1988, but it has become one of the most popular events in the city. The festival is held every third Saturday of October every year.
Yoi refers to the eve of a festival where Neputa Festival is one of the largest in Kanto region. The Kitamoto Yoi Matsuri was held in celebrating the autumn harvest. There was also a tug of war of a 5 ton bale in Japanese called Otawarahiki from Aizubange Town, the sister city of Kitamoto City.
The Kitamoto Yoi Festival 2024 holds different events and activities like Yosakoi dances, taiko Japanese drums and flutes. Due to the whole day rain, the portable shrine processions and the dashi floats were cancelled.