【吉田の火祭り フランス美女も大好きすきすき すすき祭り】
Thanks to the thorough cleanup of the
torch ashes carried out last night the main street looks as if nothing had
happened, with the road already spotless. The festival commonly known as the Yoshida
Fire Festival takes place over two days The main ritual of the Susuki Festival
begins at 1:15 PM with the City Center, with the Mikoshi leaving at 2:00 PM and heading down Honcho Street. Two Mikoshis(Portable Shinto shrines) arrive
at Kanadorii Gate at 2:35 PM. Fuji-Mikoshi was slammed to the ground three times,
and after a break, continued down the slope. It turns out that the former-Sewanin-staff’s
behind-the-scenes role also involves collecting empty drink containers. Some of the mikoshi bearers at the front take
turns, to conserve their strength fo the 5-hour procession. The next break will be at Nakazone Intersection. Be careful! Watch your steps. The center two vertical bars at Mitsukoshi
are called the main bars or parent bars. The outer bars are called side bars.
They are calle Ten-Bou Yoshida’s Myojin Mikkoshi is the four-tenbou mikkoshi, while Koyama Mikkoshi is the two-tenbou mikkoshi. The horizontal bar that secures the side bars is also called ”Tonbo (Dragnofly)”. The large bird on the roof is called “Ho-O” (Phenix). Some four Seko (Mikoshi bearers) members
are substituted ( Front – Poles) They belong to the team of “13-harmony” Some right front bearers are also sustituted, too. The Kanadorii Gate Festival is held at
3:30 PM at Kanadorii Intersection. The Mikoshi bearers take turns regularly
during the procession. (Direction) Yamanaka! Ready! Okay Now, I am honored to commence this ceremony. To begin, please bow before the sacred soals. From here, these two Mikoshis will move separately. Myojin Mikosh heading east, Oyama
(Mountain) Mikoshi heading west. Oyama’s destination is Fujisan Station. From Akafuji street to the Station,
the slope is a bit steep for Mikoshi bearers. They accelerate up here and run up. And then they circle the station square three times. Step back please. Meanwhile, at Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine,
a kagura dance is being performed to welcome the return of the spirits . First, the dance of the Sazame God. Sazame is a legendary dancer who
lured Ame-no-Materu-Omikami with her dance when she retreated into a rock. And she is the founder of Kagura dance. Next, the dance of the Wtatatsumi God. Watatsumi is deity of the sea equivalent
to Poseidon in Greek mythology. Watatsumi is the son of Izanami and Izanagi
(two creators of Japanese archipelago) And his daughter is believed to have married
the son of Konohanasakuya-hime who is the main deity enshrined a this shrine. Finally, the dance of Hikime.
(master archer’s dance) In Greek mythology, Orion was an equivalent
to this deity. Strangely enough, Orion is a sun of Poseidon. After taking a break at Mt. Fuji Station,
Fuji Mountain Mikoshi meets up with Myojin, continue up the main street of Honcho. Here, they take a break and the fourth slam. and then climb up to the Kamijuk
intersection for the fifth slam. Honcho Street Even today, the silhouette of Mt. Fuji is beautiful. He is the head priest of Sainenji Temple(Buddism) As always, the center of the Mikoshi
must be set at the center of any streets. Let’s go! Even the sturdy Yamami Miyoshi is slammed against the asphalt three times each time,
and 6 or 7 times since yesterday , no wonder there are some scratches
and cracks on the surface of Mikoshi. I asked a staff cleaning up the day after the festival. Hello. Good morning. Every important part is newly built
or repaired every year. part , so I’ll solder it down and it ‘ll weigh about 1 or 2 tons?
That’s right. Well, they say it’s 2 tons,
but it’s slightly lighter than 2 tons in fact . He said the wooden poles for the Oyama Mikoshi
is replaced every year and a new one is prepared. The silouette of Mt. Fuji has been perfect today. I am giving them a passionate speech about how lucky we are to be able to see
the beautiful outline of Mt. Fuji , becaus in summer season, it is rare to
see that clear outline during the daytime. It’s a miracle. They are both French tourists,
and the woman speaks intermediate Japanese. Listen, um, I asked someone else
a question earlier, but I didn’t get it. why is there a custom of walking around
with a pampas grass stalk for today’s festival? Here you go. It’s a tough question to answer,
in French and in Japanese. Some questions about Japanese culture
are so difficult to answer. It is difficult because the cultural
backgrounds are fundamentally different, so it is indispensable to explain
everything from the beginning. Oh, this is a symbol of autumn, the Roton. Huh, Susuki is a symbolic plant of autumn,
and its shape is reminiscent of rice ears. I am thinking hard, trying to come up with
an explanation and squeeze out an answer. Susuki, or Japanese pampas grass, represents
both prayers for an abundant autumn rice harvest and the intention to offer it to the gods
as a substitute for rice that has yet to be harvested. That must be a perfect explanation, but my
French is not good enought to make it. I need a help with my Siri. But things gets worse. I meant to explain that the apperance of many
grains of rice on the ears of rice resembles the drooping ear of panpas grass. Oh, because it looks like a penis??
What???? because it looks like a penis. For what? Yeah. No, no, no, no. Yeah. That’s not right. This explanation is supposed
to have nothing to do with “chinchin,” I am even wondering how she know the
word chinchin( penis)?” It’s a totally different thing. Do you know the meaning of the word she mentioned? to do with “chinchin” in the sense that you know it, but , um, um, ah, it’s probably…. Each person has his or her proper interpretation. You have to write a paper on that. Maybe It woould make an interesting academic paper. This is probably due to the difference in the image of rice grains drooping due to their weight, while wheat grains do not. Now it’s time to leave. This place is said to have originally been the
site of Suwa Shrine, and a ritual ceremony will be also held here Be careful. Be careful. No, not that. Ready, go! It’s finally time for the two Mikoshis to return to the shrine. They are supposed to enter the sanctuary from
a different gate from that of the first day. By that time, I knew that it’ll be too dark to film. so I simulated the course of Mikoshi
during the day, it will roughly look like this. First, Myojinmigoe enters the sanctuary
and circles around the sacred tree. Around the third lap, Mountain Mikoshi
joins and accelerates, completing 3 or 4 laps. It’s a story from a picture book that
when you spin, you get dizzy and turn into butter. Wait, wait, wait ! here it is, the seventh time today,
the final slam into the ground in 2025, Mark has arrived? From now on, that’s the most difficult part. Yeah. Strength, strength, um, ah, is required the Phenix is put high and the horizontal
pillar of the shrine is low, They have to keep holding the Mikoshi at low position
so that the bird doesn’t hit the pillar. It must be hard because they have been
carrying that 2 tons Mikoshi all day long. Here, the ritual ceremony to transfer the sacred spirits to each shrine. Even though it’s the same ceremony, the ceremony held after sunset has
a unique atmosphere different from the first day . Natinally designated important intangible folk
curlutral property : Fuji Yoshida Fire Festival
富士吉田の火祭りの2日目のすすき祭り 御山神輿を地面にたたきつける回数と場所とは？フランス美女によるススキ祭りの独特な解釈！
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