NAGOYA, Apr 14 (News On Japan) –
The Spring Takayama Festival, which indicators the arrival of spring in Hida Takayama, opened on April 14th, drawing giant crowds to the historic city.
The Spring Takayama Festival, a standard occasion with greater than 400 years of historical past and held because the annual pageant of Hie Shrine in Gifu Prefecture, started on April 14th, with elaborately adorned pageant floats paraded by the outdated city streets below totally blooming cherry blossoms.
At 10 a.m., one of many pageant’s primary sights, the karakuri dedication, obtained underway, as mechanical dolls carried out lifelike actions atop three floats, drawing loud cheers and applause from spectators.
Approximately 180,000 guests are anticipated over the two-day occasion, with highlights together with a grand procession generally known as the Gojunkō, by which contributors parade by the city within the afternoon.
Source: 東海テレビ ニュースONE