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Les 3 plus grands festivals du Tohoku – 3 événements à ne pas manquer dans le Nord du Japon

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Ces trois festivals valent à eux-seuls la peine de se déplacer dans le Nord lors de votre voyage au Japon.

Trois festivals au Tohoku! Tanabata à Sendai, Nebuta à Aomori, et Kanto à Akita

Vous ne savez pas comment passer vos vacances d'été au Japon? Eh bien, compte tenu de l'humidité et de la chaleur oppressantes qui envahissent chaque été les destinations préférées des voyageurs japonais comme Tokyo et Kyoto, un voyage à travers le Tohoku dans la brise du nord du Japon pourrait bien être la solution.

Au Japon, l'été est la période des festivals, et cela est certainement vrai à Tohoku également. Trois grands festivals ont lieu chaque année dans la région, chacun étant unique et amusant. Les trois grands festivals de Tohoku sont le festival Nebuta d'Aomori, le festival Kanto d'Akita et le festival Tanabata de Sendai (à Miyagi), et avec un peu de planification minutieuse. vous pourrez peut-être les intégrer tous les trois sur un itinéraire d'une semaine!

① Aomori – Le festival Nebuta



Image Source: Aomori Tourism Convention Association

Le festival japonais des lanternes et des chars de parade, le festival Aomori Nebuta (青森 ね ぶ た 祭, Aomori Nebuta Matsuri) a été officiellement désigné bien culturel folklorique immatériel important en 1980. Chaque année, le festival se tient du 2 au 7 août et attire régulièrement plus de 3 millions de touristes du Japon et du monde entier (bien plus que tous les autres festivals japonais similaires de Nebuta). De grandes lanternes «nebuta» (ね ぶ た) sont portées dans les rues d'Aomori comme des chars de parade, représentant des dieux japonais, des personnages de la mythologie ou parfois des personnages historiques légendaires.

Le festival existe depuis si longtemps que ses origines sont troubles, mais une théorie populaire affirme que les célébrations proviennent du shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro du 8ème siècle, qui a utilisé une cacophonie de tambours et de flûtes pour distraire les ennemis au combat. D'autres soupçonnent que le festival Nebuta est une ramification du festival Tanabata, qui lui-même a ses racines dans d'anciennes légendes chinoises.



Image Source: Aomori Tourism Convention Association



Image Source: Aomori Tourism Convention Association

Envie de participer?
Les voyageurs peuvent même faire partie du festival Nebuta, avec juste un peu de planification! Vous devrez acheter ou louer une tenue pour participer (liste des boutiques ici ― nous vous recommandons de réserver), vérifier les points de rendez-vous et arriver au moins dix minutes avant le début des festivités.

Aomori Nebuta Festival (青森ねぶた祭)
Official Website
Aout 1 | "Nebuta Eve" | 18:00 – 21:00
Aout 2~3 |  Nebuta pour les enfants | 19:10 – 21:00
Aout 4~6 | Large Nebuta | 19:10 – 21:00
Aout 7 | Large Nebuta | 13:00 – 15:00
                Feux d'artifice | 19:15 – 21:00

② Akita – Le festival Kanto



Un exploit vraiment impressionnant de force et de coordination, le festival Akita Kanto (秋田 竿 燈 ま つ り) commence avec près de 300 longs poteaux ornés d'énormes lanternes suspendues soulevées dans les airs au son de flûtes en bambou, un rituel conjurant le mal et un hommage aux dieux. Chacun des poteaux, appelés «kanto», mesure de 5 à 12 mètres de long et pèsent bien leurs poids. Mais chacun est porté par une seule personne, qui équilibre les bâtons et toutes les lanternes attachées sur leur paume, leur bas du dos, leur épaule, ou même leur front! Compte tenu de l'habileté et de la chance qu'il faut pour équilibrer une perche de 12 m et des dizaines de lanternes entre vos yeux, il est difficile de douter que les dieux du Japon n'aident pas un peu!



Image Source: Akita Kanto Festival



Image Source: Akita Kanto Festival

Akita Kanto Festival (秋田竿燈まつり)
Official Website
du 3~6 aout
Réservation à l'avance des tickets recommandées

③ Sendai (Miyagi) – le festival Tanabata



Image Source: Sendai Tanabata Festival

Les traditions japonaises de Tanabata ont une longue histoire, remontant à une légende chinoise d'amoureux maudits qui s'élèvent dans les cieux pour se voir dans le ciel une seule fois par an, au milieu de l'été. Le festival Sendai Tanabata (仙台 七夕 ま つ り), dans la préfecture de Miyagi, a commencé son histoire au 17ème siècle, grâce à Date Masamune, un puissant dirigeant régional qui a fondé la ville de Sendai elle-même.

Alors que la plupart des célébrations de Tanabata ont lieu le 7ème jour du 7ème mois de chaque année (7 juillet), Sendai choisit de célébrer un mois plus tard, et le festival dure du 6 au 8 août. Les rues de la ville accueillent chaque année un afflux de touristes quand environ 2 millions de personnes viennent voir les banderoles colorées du festival, les routes et les bâtiments dans toutes les directions et les défilés animés.



Image Source: Sendai Tanabata Festival



Image Source: Sendai Tanabata Festival

Sendai Tanabata Festival (仙台七夕まつり)
Official Website
Du 6~8 aout

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