Hyakumangoku Matsuri

Hyakumangoku Matsuri

The Hyakumangoku Matsuri (百万石まつり) is the main annual festival taking place in Kanazawa, Japan. The festival commemorates the entry of Lord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle in 1583. The highlight of the festival is the Hyakumangoku Parade, which begins on the second Saturday in June.

The Hyakumangoku Parade reenacts the entrance of Lord Maeda Toshiie and his entourage into Kanazawa. The participants are dressed in 16th-century period costumes and parade around several city blocks.

The name "Hyakumangoku" refers to rice production. "Hyakuman" means "1,000,000", and the "koku" is a measurement of rice production. 1,000,000 koku is around 150,000 tonnes or 5,000,000 bushels of rice.

In the evening after the main parade there are Bon Festival dances starting from 19.00 h and ending late in the night. Employees from different companies wear different kimonos, but everybody including foreigners can join the dances. The traditional Japanese dance along the central street near Kohrinbo is a picturesque event, and the collumn of dancing people is several kilometers long.

"Tourou nagashi" (灯篭流し) commences the night before the main festival. Lit "Kaga Yuzen" lanterns are floated down the river Asano at dusk, starting near the "Tenjin-Bashi" bridge. The lanterns then float under the "Ume-no-Hashi" bridge before finishing at the "Asanogawa Ohashi" bridge.

Other events during the festival include tea ceremonies staged in Kenroku-en, performances of traditional arts and folk dancing, a "Miss Hyakumangoku" beauty contest, and a children's drum and lantern parade.

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