Hitachi's Furyumono - Hitachi's Furyumono

Japanese: 日立の風流物 - ひたちのふりゅうもの

Furyumono floats that appear at the festival (May 3rd to 5th) at Kamine Shrine in Miyata-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture. They are also called Kasaboko. They are designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property by the national government. Karakuri puppet floats are common in the Chubu region, but the Furyumono floats in Hitachi are unparalleled in terms of the shape and grandeur of their size. There are four floats, all of which are huge, with a front mountain about 4m wide and 9m high, and a back mountain about 15m high. The front mountain is a five-story (six-story for the floats) castle tower-style building, and each story has a karahafu roof.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

茨城県日立市宮田町神峰（かみね）神社の祭礼(5月3～5日)に出る風流物山車（だし）。笠鉾ともいう。国指定重要無形民俗文化財。からくり人形曳山は中部地方には多く見られるが，日立の風流物は山車の形態や規模の雄大さにおいて他に類例がない。山車は4台あり，幅4m高さ9mほどの表山（おもてやま）と，15mほどの裏山からなる巨大なものである。表山は5層(山車とも6層)の天守閣式の館で，各層とも唐破風の屋根をもつ。

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