Local Festival and "mikoshi, Portable Shrine", 2014;

(posted; Japanese culture page)

The festival at Sumiyoshi-shrine, locating next city where my husband was born, was revived 3 years ago. The first privately-owned cement company in Japan founded by Kasai Jinnpachi developed the city. This festival is to commemorate his contribution.

Let me introduce the high light of the festival; 3 Portable Shrines and the Dance of the Dragon , which is the trade mark of the company. 

First and second one was made by one of my husband's band member. 

Link to the more detail about the 2 shrine from last year.

   *First one is modeled after the Tokkuri←link -shaped kiln (we put sake in tokkuri) to burn limestone.  The roof is for the protecting porpouse. This old type of kiln is no longer in use now.

     *Second one is called "セメン樽, semendaru. cement barrel" 

           They used to use barrels to carry cement. 

     *Third  one; Another big company used to make sulfuric acid. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 These crock (hope the right word) were made to put them.


*High light of  Matsuri scene*

Dace of the dragon (trade mark of the cement company) was great.
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