Kawagoe Festival Museum (川越まつり会館) is a Kawagoe City local museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.[1]
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| Location | 2-1-10 Moto-machi, Kawagoe, Saitama |
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| Coordinates | 35°55′27.5″N 139°28′56.5″E / 35.924306°N 139.482361°E |
Features
editThe Kawagoe Festival Museum opened on September 28, 2003 with displays related to the tradition of the Kawagoe Festival. The Kawagoe Festival is designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. The building is designed in the Kurazukuri style, which is prevalent in Kawagoe. [1] [2] [3]
In the exhibition hall, two floats (山車) which are actually used in the festival are displayed with a regular change of its kind. On Sundays and public holidays, Ohayashi performances are played by local neighborhoods (twice a day at 13:30 and 14:30). It also exhibits the transition and the history of the festival as well as preparation for the festival. Actual images of the festival and the Ohayashi performances are on display.[1][4] Special exhibitions highlight features of the local Kawagoe culture, during and after the Edo period.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Kawagoe festival Museum official website(in Japanese)
- ^ "kawagoe Festival Museum opened. -Exhibition of Floats-(川越まつり会館オープン 山車を常設展示)", Saitama newspaper, Japan, September 29, 2003(in Japanese)
- ^ "Experience of 'Kawagoe Festival' Exhibition of Floats(「川越まつり」いつも体感 山車など展示、会館オープン)", asahi newspaper, Japan, September 29, 2003(in Japanese)
- ^ a b Kawagoe festival Museum's Pamphlet
External links
edit- Kawagoe Festival Museum (in Japanese)
- Kawagoe Festival (in English)