Some scenes from a Japanese Night Festival: Chichibu Yo Matsuri

http://therovingroninreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/japanese-night-festival-chic...
2 hours north of Tokyo is the small town of Chichibu. In December, they have a night festival where they pull old wooden floats through the streets. The floats can be as high as 30 feet and are decorated with colorful designed fabrics and strewn with lanterns. People ride on the floats chanting and singing. They also do Noh plays, traditional music, and fireworks.

I've been there twice and this is a montage of scenes from the event I took a few years ago.

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• Japan
• festival
• japanese-culture
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• music
• matsuri
• chichibu
• chichibu-yo-matsuri
• saitama
• Noh
• parade
• fireworks

[MageThief]

I always enjoy your videos from the different matsuri you visit and treat us with.

[RoninDave]

@MageThief I have matsuri madness. The only cure is to go to many many matsuri

[tokyo383]

Awesome video my friend.

[joelmb1000]

What were those chicks saying over and over at 2:16?

[nowgaku]

I feel you always enjoy matsuri through your vid.

[ArtiKard]

So cool, will check that festival out if I ever get to Japan.

[tanukisan666]

You can't be too rich... or have too many matsuri...

[MicknFumi]

Cool vid mate : )