Nada Kenka Matsuri
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Nada Kenka Matsuri is a famous autumn fighting festival in Himeji, Japan, known for its dramatic clashes of elaborately decorated portable shrines.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | main carriers are typically adult men ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Hachiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedShrine | Matsubara Hachiman Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
international visitors
ⓘ
tourists from across Japan ⓘ |
| category |
Autumn events in Japan
ⓘ
Festivals in Hyogo Prefecture ⓘ Shinto festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major local autumn festival of Himeji ⓘ |
| district | Nada district of Himeji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dressCode | participants often wear fundoshi loincloths ⓘ |
| endDatePattern | around October 15 ⓘ |
| features |
parades of floats through the town
ⓘ
participants wearing traditional festival clothing ⓘ rituals at the shrine grounds ⓘ |
| festivalType | fighting festival ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Nada Fighting Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
灘けんか祭り
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
灘のけんか祭り ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the most intense fighting festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| heldAt | Matsubara Hachiman Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborately decorated portable shrines
ⓘ
large crowds of spectators ⓘ violent but ritualized collisions of floats ⓘ |
| localCommunitiesInvolved | several neighborhoods of Nada area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himeji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyogo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFeature |
clashes of portable shrines
ⓘ
fighting-style collisions of mikoshi ⓘ |
| municipality | Himeji City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| music | traditional festival music ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure local prosperity
ⓘ
to pray for good harvest ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | presence of police and medical staff ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| startDatePattern | around October 14 ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | October ⓘ |
| uses |
mikoshi
ⓘ
yatai floats ⓘ |
| wardOrArea | Nada area of Himeji ⓘ |
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