Autumn festival in Tsu

Hi!! Today I’ll write about Autumn Festivals.
My home town has festival this weekend. It is called ‘Tsu Festival.’ It is held for three days every year. There are many stalls, for example, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, takoyaki. It is popular among people living in Tsu.

And many dance teams come from the Japanese whole country. They dance ‘Yosakoi’ which is Japanese traditional dance. Of course, there are many dance teams in Tsu.

It has been held for 360 years. There are some traditions. They are called ‘Tojin dance’ ‘Syagouma.’ They walk around Tsu City while performing and dancing. They surprise children, and launch the firecracker. They came to Japan from Korea in the Edo era. They walked while dancing and playing some instruments. And this is being performed by the Japanese now.

There was a man named Todo Takatora. He had a castle in Tsu. Now he passes the town taking the ship. Every year an entertainer takes this ship. He throws out many rice cakes and many cakes from the ship. Many people come to this ship.


This festival is held by many volunteers. I think it is very wonderful that it is performed to have been performed for a long times now. They pick up trash, and hold the free market. Some goods which you want might be sold cheaply. This festival is held thanks to a lot of volunteers like this. Further many people love history and culture in Tsu. This is a reason for the success in Tsu Festival. Please come to ‘Tsu Festival’ next year.