In addition to the Festival as held in the covered arcade (shoten Gai), this year Kochi's Yosakoi Festival also included an earlier in the day street parade:
Apart from the organized processions of the Yosakoi Festival itself, the festivity was shared throughout Kochi as costumed participants made their way through the city. Included was at the site of the Harimaya Bridge from where the legend of the Festival originated.
The bridge, and its neighboring shop remain integral to the Yosakoi Story along with its related poem and song. It recounts a story of forbidden love between the subsequently banished Monk Junshin and his forbidden lover Ouma for whom he purchased a hairpin at the shop adjacent to the bridge that led to the disclosure of their relationship.
In 1954 when the Yosakoi Festival first originated as a way to lighten the hearts of the townspeople after the ravages of war, the song from the love story became its theme and the song's included lyrics of "Yosakoi, Yosakoi" are required to be included as chants in the songs the performers voice as they dance in the Yosakoi Festival.
This year's festival also marked the return to one in which all the townspeople could participate replacing the virtual festival from the past year and cancellations preceding that since 2020.
thanks she was a smart and very pretty lady but she never lived long enough to see how her kids or the kids she helped as a high school teacher did in life her life came to a tragic end in 1992 at the age of 49 due to cancer
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thanks she was a smart and very pretty lady but she never lived long enough to see how her kids or the kids she helped as a high school teacher did in life her life came to a tragic end in 1992 at the age of 49 due to cancer
Sorry to hear that, sounds like a great person who left us to early
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thanks she was a smart and very pretty lady but she never lived long enough to see how her kids or the kids she helped as a high school teacher did in life her life came to a tragic end in 1992 at the age of 49 due to cancer
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OK, here are photos from the 3rd Japan Festival recently attended. This one the Yosakoi Festival held in Kochi Japan:
First, a look back to the Yosakoi Festival from 30 years ago:
And now for this year's festival, 30 years later:"
In addition to the Festival as held in the covered arcade (shoten Gai), this year Kochi's Yosakoi Festival also included an earlier in the day street parade:
Apart from the organized processions of the Yosakoi Festival itself, the festivity was shared throughout Kochi as costumed participants made their way through the city. Included was at the site of the Harimaya Bridge from where the legend of the Festival originated.
The bridge, and its neighboring shop remain integral to the Yosakoi Story along with its related poem and song. It recounts a story of forbidden love between the subsequently banished Monk Junshin and his forbidden lover Ouma for whom he purchased a hairpin at the shop adjacent to the bridge that led to the disclosure of their relationship.
In 1954 when the Yosakoi Festival first originated as a way to lighten the hearts of the townspeople after the ravages of war, the song from the love story became its theme and the song's included lyrics of "Yosakoi, Yosakoi" are required to be included as chants in the songs the performers voice as they dance in the Yosakoi Festival.
This year's festival also marked the return to one in which all the townspeople could participate replacing the virtual festival from the past year and cancellations preceding that since 2020.
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I am registered for a cornhole tournament at this location tonight hopefully beat up on the young boys
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Some Very Nice Photos. I do like Bald Eagle photography and have posted previously, so here is one from last week.
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Beautiful young lady,her eyes are amazing
thanks she was a smart and very pretty lady but she never lived long enough to see how her kids or the kids she helped as a high school teacher did in life her life came to a tragic end in 1992 at the age of 49 due to cancer
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Eliminated most of them young boys,just fell apart at the end. I'll take 3rd place and the $50 that came with it.
Sorry to hear that, sounds like a great person who left us to early
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Kodak moment - using a water hose to make a RAINBOW with my Grandaughter
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Sunset on the beach and a rainbow. Life is good.
Who are these people? The man in the center looks like Meatloaf
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