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Chichibu Festival Float Kids

Posted in Japanese Traditions, People, Places by tokyobling on March 15, 2013

I have posted before about one of the greatest winter festival in the Kanto region, the massive Chichibu Night Festival in Saitama prefecture just north of Tokyo. Even though it is called a night festival it starts early in the morning and while the sun is still up the kids of the town are allowed to take part on the massive festival floats that each neighborhood puts up for the festival. These kids were enjoying the view from the stage part of the float and were too cute not to photograph, and absolutely too cute not to blog! I especially like the photo of the very proud probably grand father holding the little baby! Adorable! Use the tags to find more posts about this fun festival.

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  1. Adel said, on March 15, 2013 at 6:37 am

    Wow! The festival looks fab. Awesome photos too!

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  2. yoshizen said, on March 15, 2013 at 8:40 am

    Fantastic photos !
    Even just to see a way, head-band was tied (see especially the Grand father holding baby)
    how much attention those people paid for such detail. —– He may not be a master of anything
    yet definitely, he IS a Master Japanese in the Zen context. (Glad, I’m one of them.)
    (May I re-blog about this using your photo. = of cause, I’ll shaw your blog name and the link)

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    • tokyobling said, on March 18, 2013 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you Yoshizen, for your kind comment and your interesting reblog! I totally agree about the head bands, I have seen so many different styles over the years, and I have even heard the participants discuss the headbands among themselves. It is a really interesting subject, I am sure there are books about iT!

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  3. Patricia Jordan said, on March 15, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Superb photos, love the composition and colour. Reminds me of festivals I’ve been to in Japan.

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    • tokyobling said, on March 18, 2013 at 5:52 pm

      Thank you Patricia! Festivals are one of my favorite things about Japan!

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      • Patricia Jordan said, on March 19, 2013 at 1:38 am

        Mine too, I’ve been going through Japan withdrawal. Your blog is the perfect fix, thanks.

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  4. amadl said, on March 15, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    BeautifuL photos, as usuaL!
    The chiLdren are so cute, gLad you share this with us ^^

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    • tokyobling said, on March 18, 2013 at 5:53 pm

      Thank you Amadl! Children are always such a great subject for photos! (^-^)

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