Hakata Dontaku Festival 2009 ２００９年博多どんたく港まつり

Had the pleasure of participating in the famous Dontaku Festival with my classmates at NILS.

Dontaku comes from a Dutch word, "Zondag" which also means "Sunday", or in this case "Holiday". On this day, people from all over Japan gather to watch as residents fill the streets clapping rice paddles and playing shamisen. All in all, it's a good day.

Music is by Kevin MacLeod, from the infamous incompetech.com.

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[TheAngryOuijaBoard]

go home

[Ciaela]

I CANT!

[geofg]

You look good in monochrome!

[Ciaela]

ALMOST BETTER THAN I DO IN COLOR!

Hence the change ;P

[warfairking]

A weeaboo is someone so obsessed with japanese culture to where there annoying and try to be japanese but just ignore Mukhawama hes just being a stuck up dick

[SaanHardStyleZ]

wow.. this is really cool :P

i'm from Holland, but i've never heard of this!!

i could be like a japanese version of our dutch 'Carnaval', that's around the end of februari every year.. people dress up and walk in parades and stuff.. it's much fun around here then:P

[obaobama]

デーブ・スペクターに似てる。

[hoshizoraclub]

『どんたく5/3・4』と『港祭り5/5』は別物です。

福岡市役所が勝手にくっ付けたものです。。

確かにここに映っているのは『博多どんたく港祭り』という摩訶不­思議なパレードですね。

『どんたく』は見せモンヤなかとばい。あたきゃ好かんばい、こげ­なんと。

[tikiyu100]

まー日本にきてもらわんでもえっ。

[yosti2007]

Does "Dontaku" sounds like "Don't talk" ?

It's from the Dutch word "Zontag" (Sunday)...

[bigbossjo]

This festival originates from Holland?

I'm from Holland, but I don't have any clue on what kind of holiday they copied this from!? Nevertheless I love your vids!

[lordblazer]

dontaku... hmm I lived in Beppu :P

[seanpablogen1031]

I saw her standing there.

[hadoukenn8888]

（　´_ゝ`）＜Can you speak Japanese?

[xXJOSE15Xx]

a baby