祭り女: 上山田温泉夏祭りは今週末! Matsuri Mom: Kamiyamada Onsen's Summer Festival is this weekend!

July 14, 2009: 温泉タウン戸倉上山田 Onsen Town Togura-Kamiyamada

亀清旅館の中で、祭りで一番盛り上がるのは普段ならば私です。祭り男で~す!今年の上山田温泉夏祭りは今週末なので、土曜日は私が他の若旦那と一緒に下駄供養してから、上山田神楽保存会の皆と獅子舞で温泉街を回る。そして、日曜日は「どっこいどこいどこい!」・・・祭りのでかい獅子に入る。
でも、今年は私より、妻の方が活躍する。民踊流しの頭です。約500人の指導をする。本人は緊張しているようですが、私達家族が応援しています。頑張ってください!

Normally when our town's biggest event, the Kamiyamada Onsen Summer Festival, comes around, I'm the one that gets the craziest. I love 'matsuri' (Japanese festivals). This year's festival will be held this weekend. On Saturday, I will be participating in the geta 'offering' ceremony with the other junior innkeepers, then joining the Okagura group to parade through the town doing the lion dance. On Sunday, it will be "Dokkoi-dokoi-dokoi" time, as I will be going crazy inside the huge festival shi-shi lion.
However, this year, my wife Mari will have a bigger role in the festival. She's in charge of the Minyoren dance parade, which means directing upwards of 500 people in a massive dance procession. Mari's a bit nervous, but me and the kids are cheering her on!

上山田温泉夏祭りの詳しくはこちらClick here for details on Kamiyamada Onsen's Summer Festival





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