Chagu Chagu Umakko festival
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The Chagu Chagu Umakko festival is a traditional Japanese horse parade in Iwate Prefecture, where colorfully adorned horses and their riders process to pray for safe farming and express gratitude for the animals’ hard work.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Chagu Chagu Umakko | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horse festival
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parade ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfHorses | around 100 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
horse breeding culture in Iwate
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rice farming communities ⓘ |
| attire |
colorful headgear for horses
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embroidered saddlecloths ⓘ lavishly decorated harnesses ⓘ |
| audience |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
gratitude for working horses
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regional identity of Iwate ⓘ rural agricultural tradition ⓘ |
| distanceOfProcession | approximately 13 kilometers GENERATED ⓘ |
| endingPoint | Morioka Hachiman Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | onomatopoeic name from jingling of horse bells ⓘ |
| features |
Shinto rituals
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bells on horses ⓘ colorfully adorned horses ⓘ horse parade ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iwate Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Tōhoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Morioka City
NERFINISHED
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Takizawa City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
children riders
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farmers ⓘ horse owners ⓘ |
| music | jingling of bells ⓘ |
| organisedBy | local communities in Takizawa and Morioka ⓘ |
| processionRoute | Takizawa to Morioka ⓘ |
| purpose |
expression of gratitude to horses
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prayer for good harvest ⓘ prayer for safe farming ⓘ |
| recognitionBy | Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Ministry of the Environment of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyBelief | sound of bells wards off misfortune ⓘ |
| season | early summer ⓘ |
| soundscapeRecognition | 100 Soundscapes of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Onikoshi Sozen Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismRole | regional tourism attraction ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | June ⓘ |
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