The ‘Heart’ of a Prosperous Town from Boat Transportation
Creating a Harmonious Social Environment and Our Ideal Role
During the Tokugawa Genroku era, which flourished with boat transportation, the Danjiri Festival also became popular, marking a time when Yaotsu prospered with people, goods, and money. The technique of bundling logs with wisteria vines to float them downstream towards Inuyama suggests a well-balanced relationship between human activities utilizing mountain resources and the forest environment.
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Mountain resources and Yaotsu Danjiri Festival
Boat-shaped danjiri in a town deep in the mountains The Yaotsu Danjiri Festival boasts a history of over 300 years. Three huge floats that combine to form a single boat are paraded through the town from in front of the Yaotsu Town Hall to Ofune Shrine, the local deity of Yaotsu, with the loud chants […]
Gifu Prefecture Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property “Itokiri Karakuri”
“Itokiri Karakuri”, a technique selected as a national intangible folk cultural property with a history of over 400 years The Kutami Karakuri Festival began in 1590, when Inaba Ukon Katadori took possession of this region, and the center of Kutami was a large village, even though it was in the mountains, so it was held […]