Kanto Festival
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The Kanto Festival is a traditional summer event in Akita, Japan, where participants balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase local skill and endurance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanto Festival canonical | 2 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ summer festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
cultural tourists
ⓘ
festival researchers ⓘ photographers ⓘ |
| audienceType |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| competitionVenue | Akita City gymnasium area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| duration | 4 days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | tourism revenue for Akita ⓘ |
| estimatedPoleHeightRange | 5 to 12 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedPoleWeightRange | up to about 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| hasCompetition | yes ⓘ |
| heldInSeason | summer ⓘ |
| instrumentsUsed |
flutes
ⓘ
hand cymbals ⓘ taiko drums ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lanternLightSource | electric bulbs ⓘ |
| lanternMaterial | paper ⓘ |
| lightingTime | evening ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Akita City ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Akita Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCity | Akita ⓘ |
| mainFeature | balancing bamboo poles with lanterns ⓘ |
| mainObject |
kanto pole
ⓘ
paper lanterns ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Kanto Odori Street
ⓘ
Neburi Nagashi Kan ⓘ |
| musicAccompaniment | ohayashi festival music ⓘ |
| numberOfLanternsOnLargestPole | about 46 ⓘ |
| organizingBody | Akita Kanto Festival Executive Committee ⓘ |
| performanceType |
daytime competition
ⓘ
night parade ⓘ street performance ⓘ |
| performerName | sashite ⓘ |
| poleMaterial | bamboo ⓘ |
| purpose |
display of endurance
ⓘ
display of local skill ⓘ prayer for good harvest ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| region |
Tohoku
ⓘ
surface form:
Tohoku region
|
| relatedFestival |
Nebuta Matsuri
ⓘ
surface form:
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Nebuta Matsuri ⓘ
surface form:
Nebuta Festival
Sendai Tanabata Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Tanabata Festival (Sendai)
|
| relatedFestivalGroup | Tohoku summer festivals ⓘ |
| religiousContext | folk Shinto ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | support staff around performers ⓘ |
| symbolism |
abundant harvest
ⓘ
rice ears ⓘ |
| typicalBalancingPositions |
forehead
ⓘ
lower back ⓘ palm ⓘ shoulder ⓘ |
| typicalEndDateRange | August 6 ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth | August ⓘ |
| typicalLanternColor | warm yellow ⓘ |
| typicalLanternDecoration |
family crests
ⓘ
town emblems ⓘ |
| typicalLanternShape | rice bag shape ⓘ |
| typicalStartDateRange | August 3 ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | August ⓘ |
| UNESCOSubmissionStatus | on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list (as part of Yamahoko, Yatai, Kanto festivals group) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.