Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri

Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri in 2009
Observed byKishiwada, Osaka
TypeReligious
DateSaturday and Sunday before Respect for the Aged Day
Related toFukagawa Matsuri, Sannō Matsuri

The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri (岸和田だんじり祭), held in Kishiwada, Osaka, is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri festivals in Japan. The festival is a parade involving large wooden shrine floats that are pulled at a high speed by a large team of men.

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