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Thaddeus Pope is a documentary photographer and videographer based in Japan

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Matsuri

Karo Nakizumo Festival (Crying Baby Sumo)

November 4, 2020 by Thaddeus Pope

Karo Nakizumo Festival (Crying Baby Sumo)

Nakizumo or “Baby Crying Sumo” festivals are held in the belief that crying babies will grow to be healthy and strong and have prosperous futures – especially so if the crying is long and loud!

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Baby Sumo, Baby Sumo Wrestling, Crying Baby Sumo, Karo, Naki Sumo, Nakizumo, Sanin, Sumo, Sumo Babies, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture

Nada no Kenka Matsuri (Nada Fighting Festival)

October 22, 2020 by Thaddeus Pope

The Nada no Kenka Matsuri (Nada Fighting Festival) by Thaddeus Pope

The Nada no Kenka Matsuri is an especially high-spirited Shinto festival, which brings the local community together in an annual celebration of great cultural and spiritual significance.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Fighting Festival, Himeji, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Kansai, Kenka Matsuri, Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Matsubarahachiman Shrine, Mikoshi, Nada Fighting Festival, Nada no Kenka Matsuri, Shinto Festival, Shirahama

Misasa Onsen Hanayu Festival (Misasa no Jinsho)

October 21, 2020 by Thaddeus Pope

Misasa Onsen Hanayu Festival (Misasa no Jinsho) culminates in a giant tug of war between two teams of local men representing the western and eastern parts of Misasa Onsen in Tottori Prefecture.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Misasa Festival, Misasa Hot Springs, Misasa Matsuri, Misasa no Jinsho, Misasa Onsen, Misasa Onsen Hanayu Festival, Misasa Tug of War, Radium Hot Springs, Tottori Prefecture, Tug of War

Tottori Shan-Shan Festival

October 14, 2020 by Thaddeus Pope

Held in August during Obon, the Tottori Shan-Shan Festival is the region’s largest annual event, during which as many as 4,000 people perform choreographed dances with decorative umbrellas.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Bon, Bon Dance, Bon Odori, Hand Dance, Issei Kasa, Japan, Japanese Festival, Japanese Matsuri, Kasa Odori, Matsuri, Obon, Obon Dance, Shan Shan, Shan Shan Matsuri, Shan-Shan, Shan-Shan Matsuri, ShanShan, ShanShan Matsuri, Te-odori, Tottori, Tottori City, Tottori Festival, Tottori Matsuri, Tottori Prefecture, Tottori Shan-Shan, Tottori Shan-Shan Festival, Umbrella Dance, Umbrella Festival, Umbrella Matsuri

Nakada Hadaka Matsuri

March 15, 2020 by Thaddeus Pope

Image of the Nakada Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Man Festival) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by Thaddeus Pope

Held in the modest locale of Nakada on the outskirts of Nagoya, the Nakada Hadaka Matsuri is a small but thrilling purification ritual believed to drive away bad luck.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Hadaka Matsuri, Nagoya, Nakada, Naked Festival, Shinto, Toyota City, Yakudoshi

Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri

February 23, 2020 by Thaddeus Pope

Each year in mid-September, the historic coastal town of Kishiwada proudly hosts the most widely known, well-attended and deadliest “danjiri”, or cart-pulling, festival in Japan.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Danjiri Festival, Japan, Kishiwada, Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri, Osaka, Thaddeus Pope

Miya Festival

October 10, 2019 by Thaddeus Pope

The pride of Gamagori City, the Miya Festival is one of the best-known and most spectacular festivals in the Tokai region of Japan.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri Tagged With: Aichi Prefecture, Gamagori City, Japanese Festival, Miya Festival, Miya Matsuri, Thaddeus Pope, Tokai Region

The Great Bonfire of Toba

September 16, 2019 by Thaddeus Pope

One of the most extraordinary festivals in Japan, Toba Dai Kagaribi (The Great Bonfire of Toba) has roots that can be traced back 1,200 years.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri, Travel Tagged With: Chubu, Fire Festival, Japan, National Intangible Folk Cultural Property, Thaddeus Pope, The Great Bonfire of Toba, Toba Shinmeisha Shrine

Takisanji Oni Matsuri

September 15, 2019 by Thaddeus Pope

The Takisanji Oni Matsuri by Thaddeus Pope

The Takisanji Oni Matsuri, which features a spectacular fire-based purification ceremony, is an annual ritual to pray for peace and good harvest for the coming year.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri, Travel Tagged With: Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Takasanji Temple, Takisan Toshogu Shrine, Takisanji Ogre Festival, Takisanji Oni Matsuri, Thaddeus Pope

Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Man Festival)

September 13, 2019 by Thaddeus Pope

The Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri has been held in Inazawa since 767 AD, when Emperor Shotoku ordered the performance of cleansing ceremonies to rid the land of a quickly spreading plague.

Filed Under: Documentary, Matsuri, Travel Tagged With: Aichi Prefecture, Inazawa City, Japanese Festival, Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, Naked Man Festival

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