Special train for Goshogawara Tachineputa 五所川原立佞武多. Goshogawara
The Goshogawara city Tachineputa Festival is a summer festival held annually between August 4th and August 8th. Along with Aomori Nebuta Festival, Hirosaki Neputa Festival, and Kuroishi Yosare Festival, it is known as one of the four largest festivals of the Tsugaru region.
Tachineputa are massive 23-meter (75 feet) tall 19-ton (38000 lbs) parade floats.At this festival, Tachineputa are conveyed through the city of Goshogawara while float carriers and dancers excitedly shout “Yattemare! Yattemare!” The Tachineputa parade never fails to captivate the audience with its unbelievable size and vigor. In addition to the three large tachineputas which are regularly exhibited at the Tachineputa No Yakata (Tachineputa Museum), a total of 15 floats of various sizes are featured in the festival.
Goshogawara is reachable from Aomori City by bus and train. By train it takes over an hour transferring from the JR Ou line at Kawabe to the JR Gono line. They have special trains leaving later than the regularly scheduled time during the festival.
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iPhone Video : youtu.be/qjQinSrBCK8
Special train for Goshogawara Tachineputa 五所川原立佞武多. Goshogawara
The Goshogawara city Tachineputa Festival is a summer festival held annually between August 4th and August 8th. Along with Aomori Nebuta Festival, Hirosaki Neputa Festival, and Kuroishi Yosare Festival, it is known as one of the four largest festivals of the Tsugaru region.
Tachineputa are massive 23-meter (75 feet) tall 19-ton (38000 lbs) parade floats.At this festival, Tachineputa are conveyed through the city of Goshogawara while float carriers and dancers excitedly shout “Yattemare! Yattemare!” The Tachineputa parade never fails to captivate the audience with its unbelievable size and vigor. In addition to the three large tachineputas which are regularly exhibited at the Tachineputa No Yakata (Tachineputa Museum), a total of 15 floats of various sizes are featured in the festival.
Goshogawara is reachable from Aomori City by bus and train. By train it takes over an hour transferring from the JR Ou line at Kawabe to the JR Gono line. They have special trains leaving later than the regularly scheduled time during the festival.
www.en-aomori.com/culture-040.html
iPhone Video : youtu.be/qjQinSrBCK8