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Hyogo Prefecture

Nada no Kenka Matsuri (Nada Fighting Festival)

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

At Nada no Kenka Matsuri, lavishly ornamented floats are driven hard into one another to the beat of taiko drums, turning neighbourhood rivalry into a spectacle of impact, noise, and brute teamwork.

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

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