Suhoteisai Festival at the shrine Iminomiya Jinja, Chofu, Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi
This is the most important and remarkable festival in Chofu town during August.
Rituals are held every night during the festival in August. The participants balance long bamboo poles of more than 20 meters with attached banners around a large stone (demon stone 鬼石 oni ishi ) in the shrine compound.
Accompanying musicians with drums and gongs provide the rythm and sound, while the carriers shout Wawassei, wawassei ワワセイ ワワセイ.
Innomiya Jinja hosts a unique festival Suhôtei Matsuri which was designated by Yamaguchi Prefecture as intangible cultural property. Every year, between August 7 and 13, local people gather at the shrine to walk around a giant stone with very tall bamboo labrums attached to their body. This year, about 200 people participated the festival (besides a lot of spectators) and the tallest labarums was 30m high, and weighed 100kg...
... the matsuri also dates back to the 2nd century. The curious rite is said to imitate the victory dance after central Japan-based Yamato government's win against allied forces of south Japan-based Kumaso and then eastern Korea-based Silla, which attacked from the air, riding black cloud.
The emperor Chûai played the central role in that war, legend says. People used to use pikes and fauchards, but they were replaced by bamboo at the end of 18th century by order of the feudal lord.
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