Hitachi Furyumono
| Part of | Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan  |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd | Hitachi |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
De Hitachi Furyumono (日立風流物) be parade for Hitachi city, Japan insyd.[1] Dem dey hold am during Hitachi Sakura Matsuri (日立さくらまつり), de annual cherry blossom festival insyd April, den de Great Festival for de local Kamine Shrine once for every seven years for May insyd.[1][2] Dem inscribe am for de UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists insyd as part of "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals insyd Japan", 33 traditional Japan festivals.[3][4]
Parade[edit | edit source]
Furyumono be puppet show dem dey perform onstage for de floats top.[5] Each of four local communities - Kita-machi (北町), Higashi-machi (東町), Nishi-machi (西町) den Moto-machi (元町) - get dema own float.[1] During de annual festival, one community dey present ein parade float each year.[1] During de Great Festival for Kamine Shrine, de four communities dey compete for de most skilled puppeteers den de best hospitality to de local deity.[1]
De floats be five tons for weight insyd, 15 meters for height insyd, den from 3 to 8 meters for width insyd.[6] Each of dem get five-storied stage, wey for each stage top puppets dey play scene of one story respectively.[5]
Dem dey control each puppet by three to five puppeteers wey dey manipulate de ropes.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
De origin of de parade dey go back to 1695.[5] According to Kamine Shrine, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, de second lord of Mito Domain, appoint Kamine Shrine as de Sou-Chinju, de local tutelary shrine.[7] People hold religious festivals wey dem dedicate floats to de shrine.[5]
For de early 18th century insyd, puppet show begni supposedly dey imitate Ningyō jōruri, de puppet theater plus chanted narration wey na ebe very popular for Edo den Osaka area insyd for dat tym.[5]
For 1945 insyd, dem lost chaw of de floats for de war disasters insyd, buh na dem restore Furyumono for 1958 insyd.[5] For addition, na dem register de existing float as de Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property insyd 1959.[8]
For 1977 insyd, dem register Furyumono as de Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.[6]
For 2009 insyd, dem inscribe am for de UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists top plus de Yamahoko parade of Gion Matsuri.[4] For 2016 insyd, dem register dese two parades den 31 traditional festivals for de UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists as "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals insyd Japan", de representative examples dey show de diversity of Japan local cultures.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Hitachi Furyumono". Intangible heritage. UNESCO. 2008. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ "風流物、無形文化遺産に登録 日立で歓喜再び「伝統守る励みに」 茨城". Sankei News (insyd Japanese). Sankei Shinbun. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UNESCO panel recommends adding 33 Japan festivals to heritage list". the Japan Times. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Hyotan Editors Club, ed. (2005), Hyotan No.158 (PDF), Hitachi International Committee, retrieved 2018-06-29
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "日立風流物" [Hitachi Furyumono]. 文化遺産オンライン [Cultural Heritage Online]. 無形民俗文化財 (insyd Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ↑ "大祭禮". Kamine Shrine's official Site (insyd Japanese). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "日立風流物" [Hitachi Furyumono]. 文化遺産オンライン [Cultural Heritage Online]. 有形民俗文化財 (insyd Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
You fi read further[edit | edit source]
- Thornbury, B.E. (1997). The Folk Performing Arts: Traditional Culture in Contemporary Japan Suny Series in Contemporary. State University of New York Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7914-3255-6.
External links[edit | edit source]
- 日立風流物の歴史 (The history of Hitachi Furyumono) - Hitachi tourism & products Association
- 日立風流物 - Kotobank, de Japanese online dictionary
- 大祭禮, 神峰神社 (The Grand Festival, Kamine shrine) - de official site of Kamine shrine
- 日立市郷土博物館 (Hitachi City Museum) - de local museum, wey get permanent space for Hitachi Furyumono