Hakata Gion Yamakasa This is decided to cancel Fukuoka April 21 5:07
The Hakata traditional summer festival "Hakata Gion Yamakasa" has been officially decided to be postponed to next year due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
"Hakata Gion Yamakasa", which is held from July 1st to 15th every year, is a traditional summer festival of Hakata, known for its magnificent rugged Yamakasa and gorgeous ornamental Yamakasa. There is an output.
The Hakata Gion Yamakasa Promotion Association, which hosts the festival, holds a general meeting with representatives of various styles, and the festival, which attracts many tourists, is canceled due to the risk of infection with the new coronavirus. We unanimously decided to postpone it.
This time, Ebisu-ryu was scheduled to be the most Yamakasa, but it means that the order of putting in will be carried over to next year. Not all ornamental Yamakasa and ornamental Yamakasa can be made. * Only the ornamental Yamakasa that is permanently installed at Kushida Shrine will be remade and the Shinto ceremonies on July 15 to pray for the plague will be performed only by the parties concerned. is.
Hakata Gion Yamakasa was suspended during the Pacific War, but it is the first time it has been canceled since 1948 when it resumed in its current form.
In a press conference, Tadaya Takeda, the chairman of the promotion association, said, “Not only in Fukuoka but in the world, it is not such a situation. It is a shame for both the people involved in Yamakasa and the citizens. I don't know how much it will converge, but I want to be able to do it next year. "
* The comb is a "kushi"