Hitachi Furyumono

Omote-yama (表山), the festival float of Hitachi Furyumono

The Hitachi Furyumono (日立風流物) is a parade in Hitachi city, Japan.[1] It is held during Hitachi Sakura Matsuri (日立さくらまつり), the annual cherry blossom festival in April, and the Great Festival at the local Kamine Shrine [ja] once in every seven years in May.[1][2] It is inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists as a part of "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan [ja]", 33 traditional Japan festivals.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Hitachi Furyumono". Intangible heritage. UNESCO. 2008. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. ^ "風流物、無形文化遺産に登録 日立で歓喜再び「伝統守る励みに」 茨城". Sankei News (in Japanese). Sankei Shinbun. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. ^ "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  4. ^ "UNESCO panel recommends adding 33 Japan festivals to heritage list". the Japan Times. 2016-11-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2018-06-28.