Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a traditional summer festival in Hakata, has been postponed to next year due to the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection.
Hakata Gion Yamakasa, which is held from July 1st to 15th every year, is a traditional Hakata summer festival known for its magnificent sword-shaped Yamakasa and gorgeous ornamental Yamakasa. There was a departure.
However, last year it was postponed due to the spread of the new corona infection, and the ornamental Yamakasa was opened to the public at only one place at Kushida Shrine. It was held in.
This was an unprecedented situation since 1948, when it resumed in its current form after being interrupted during the Pacific War.
The Hakata Gion Yamakasa Promotion Association, which hosts the festival, held a general meeting on the afternoon of the 20th, where representatives of each school gathered, and unanimously decided to postpone it to next year, following last year.
The order in which the Ebisu style is the most Yamakasa will be carried over from last year to next year.
As for ornamental Yamakasa, 12 of the 14 Yamakasa will be rebuilt, and the Shinto ritual on July 15th, which prays for the extinction of the plague, will be held as usual.
At a press conference, Chairman Tadaya Takeda of the Promotion Association said, "I'm very sorry. It was a policy to hold it as of January, but the situation and opinions changed day by day. I want to make Yamakasa better in a year. From my heart, this year has been a year of patience. "