This year, the Oedo Festival Bon Odori Tournament was held grandly at Hamacho Park on Friday, August 27 and 28 (Sat). . Even in the evening, I went on the first day while the heat still remains, so I will introduce it.
[Venue]
Go straight through the park through Edo-style Daimon of the Oedo Festival Bon Odori Tournament, and you will find a plaza in the "Friendship and Exchange City Corner", where tents in each city sell special products such as products and food .
Immediately after passing through the gate of the "Oedo Festival Bon Dance Festival", a panel of "Oedo cut-out picture" jumped into my eyes. late Tokugawa shogunate's Kaei era, such as "Omawanai Daimyokoji pictorial map", "Kanda Hamacho Nihonbashi Kita", "Honsho pictorial map", "Naito Shinjuku Sendagayabe map", "Toto Shitaya map", etc.
The ground is the Bon Odori venue. There is a tower in the center, and from 4:00 pm, the ondo by folk singers (Susumu Fujiyama, Yuriko Shima, Shozo Fukuda) was performed from the top of the tower, and the people of the folk song Federation had already begun dancing.
In the surrounding area, ticket sales offices, town associations (Tsukishima Union, Shinkawa 2-chome Koshiichi / Koshiji, Shintomi, Nihonbashi 3, 5, and 7 divisions, Kyobashi Shichinobe Hatchobori Sanno, Kachidoki Toyomi district) Tent,
fair's yakisoba, baked and morokoshi, Frankfurt, shaved ice, cotton candy, dumplings, and other drinks such as draft beer and soft drinks.
In addition, on the ground, there was a Hisamatsu Kotsu Mother's Association, a corner for fixing the arrival, a game corner (Arima Elementary School, Nihonbashi Elementary School PTA), and a rescue station.
In addition, the tents of "Setonoichi" held in Ningyo-cho the other day, "Betara-shi" to be held in the future, and "Toshinoichi" paid by Yagenbori were also small. There was.[Opening Parade]
At 5:30 pm, the parade began, led by a music car (Hamacho Hayashi float) and two white bikes.
The banner is held by a female student at Nihonbashi Junior High School, followed by a group of woodworking and Matoi by members of the Edo Fire Memorial Association First Ward, and a Chuo-ku Tourism Ambassador Miss Chuo.
After that, the children's portable shrine and the children's balloon group (Nihonbashi small, Arima small, Hisamatsu small, Tokiwa small) continue. The portable shrines are handmade by each elementary school.
The parade departed from Ningyocho Dori and amazake Yokocho Intersection, passed amazake Yokocho, crossed Kiyosu Street, and entered the venue of Hamacho Park.
[Opening Ceremony]
(Action of the Edo Fire Memorial Party)
After 6:00 pm, for a celebration, the first ward of the Edo Fire Memorial Association (mainly)
Ladder riding techniques include "Tomi", "Hasso", "Handan", "Haragame", "Haragame", "Sagame", "Shachi", "Kimo crush", and "Kimotsubushi", and on the way, "Hana no Shiwa", "Blower", "Blower", etc. The audience sent words "cool" and "wow amazing" and generous applause.
The picture is a belly turtle.
Finally, Mr. Yasuyuki Kashima, Chairman of the Edo Fire Memorial Association, held a hand tightening of "Ipponjime".
(Greetings from the organizer)First, there was a greeting from Mr. Shozo Kobori, Chairman of the Oedo Festival Executive Committee (Chairman of the Nihonbashi 5 Federation). There was a greeting saying, please dance and enjoy a lot from children to the elderly. Next, there were greetings from Mr. Mihide Yada, the mayor of the central ward, and Mr. Hiroaki Nakajima, chairman of the ward assembly.
(The photo below shows the order from left: Chairman Kobori, Mayor Yada, and Chairman Nakajima)
The invited guests were Mariko Okada, a member of the city from Chuo-ku, Abe, director of Hisamatsu Police Station, and Mr. Hara, Nihonbashi Fire Station Hara, and the vice chairman of the Oedo Festival Executive Committee from the town council lined up on the tower.
We met the 28th Chuo-ku Tourism Ambassador, Miss Chuo Tomomi Sawada, Mana Mikami, and Azusa Takajo, who attended the opening ceremony at the ground. Was. (Photos are from left to right: Mikami, Sawada, and Takagi.)
Is this the last job? In September, the next 29th Miss Chuo will be decided.
Thank you for your hard work for a year. We look forward to seeing you in the future.
[Bon Odori Festival]
The opening ceremony is over, and the Bon Dance Festival is finally at around 6:40 pm.
A dance circle centered on dance teams such as the folk song Federation and the town council around the tower (Yagura) in line with the familiar Bon Odori songs such as the Tokyo Ondo, and the Chuo-ku original Ondo `` This is Edo Bon Dance '' Was made.
"This is Edo Bon Dance", some people may pull that if you see the title of the song and some English in the lyrics, only young people can dance ... However, singing singers, folk singers, and melody are still Bon Odori songs, and they are very familiar as ordinary Bon Odori songs.
As you may know, I will post the lyrics of "This is Edo Bon Dance" for your reference. (I quoted from the "Tokyo Chuo Net" site.)
Everyone from adults to children was familiar with Bon Odori, gestures, and as the night went on, many people filled the Bon Odori venue and gradually danced in a big whirlpool.
As the annual "Oedo Festival Bon Odori Tournament", the population of Chuo-ku is also increasing, as one of the important events in the hometown (Furusato) Chuo-ku that deepens "contact" and "bonds" It will continue to develop.
I'm looking forward to next year.
