Sep 26 2019 4 mins
Eastern Tales episode 3
Danjiri Matsuri: the surreal sight of fan dancing neighborhoods captains trying to keep their balance on tops of giant wooden floats.
4 tons beautifully carved portable wooden shrines with dancing people on top are paraded across the city by hundreds of people pushing and pulling to the rhythm of a small percussion ensemble hidden on board crazily speeding up when approaching a turn.
Kishiwada, Osaka prefecture, Japan
Danjiri Matsuri: the surreal sight of fan dancing neighborhoods captains trying to keep their balance on tops of giant wooden floats.
4 tons beautifully carved portable wooden shrines with dancing people on top are paraded across the city by hundreds of people pushing and pulling to the rhythm of a small percussion ensemble hidden on board crazily speeding up when approaching a turn.
Kishiwada, Osaka prefecture, Japan