Young Kabuki Performers at the Gion Festival
Children perform the traditional art of kabuki on rolling stalls every summer in Minami-Aizu, as one of the main events of the Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival.
There are four floats, one for each main district of the town. The stall of the west district is the oldest, dating back as far as the 1700s!
In the interlude between scenes, local children queue up to ride the float of their area, carried through the streets at pace by their parents and neighbours. Older children take turns to call out the festival chant ‘Oonsan yarekakero’ – translating roughly as an order to ‘PUSH’ to their team – which is then echoed by the younger ones riding at the front of the stall.
Join us next July for this can’t-miss summer festival! ☀️
📍 Minami-Aizu Town, south-west Fukushima Prefecture
🚂 Aizu-Tajima Station (1hr from Aizu-Wakamatsu by Aizu Railway)
🚗 1hr from Aizu-Wakamatsu via Route 121
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