Tobata GION 2019 - 戸畑祇園大山笠 2019

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Thanks to our friends for the wonderful balcony view and fun matsuri party!

The music track is Turkish surf psych-rock, details below.

I was told that the float bearers have been practicing for four long months. The floats are incredibly heavy, and sometimes these groups simply collapse mid-stride. The fire lanterns are real fire, and in the past there have been actual casualties. Inside the lantern pyramids (about halfway up towards the top) is a man playing drums and bells - you can barely see him inside there if you look carefully. And now, this float festival is listed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Here's more on Wikipedia if you're so inclined:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobata_Gion_Yamagasa_festival

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Music
Song: “Mavi Sepet”
Album: Demolar 2007-2008
Artist: Hayvanlar Alemi

Band site (hayvanlaralemi.org/)
Original Track URL (freemusicarchive.org/music/Hayvanlar_Alemi/Demolar_2007-2008/)

This song licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Shot in Tobata, Kitakyushu, Japan
July 27, 2019

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