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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Himeji hasFestival Nada Kenka Matsuri