Comments on: Saijo Matsuri http://www.stefansblog.com/saijo-matsuri/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David @ Ogijima http://www.stefansblog.com/saijo-matsuri/comment-page-1/#comment-235 David @ Ogijima Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:28:18 +0000 http://www.stefansblog.com/?p=387#comment-235 Hi Stefan, Thanks for your answer. I saw only one "unidentified" float at the very end of the Matsuri, on the other side of Kamogawa, which may have been a Taikodai although in the film by Brad Kremer (that I assume you've seen as the first comment mentions it), there are Taikodai present, but they look slightly different from the ones in Niihama. If I'm not wrong both festival take place at the same time every year. I hope I'll be back as soon as possible (hopefully next year) and I'll investigate the matter more. :-) Hi Stefan,

Thanks for your answer.
I saw only one “unidentified” float at the very end of the Matsuri, on the other side of Kamogawa, which may have been a Taikodai although in the film by Brad Kremer (that I assume you’ve seen as the first comment mentions it), there are Taikodai present, but they look slightly different from the ones in Niihama.
If I’m not wrong both festival take place at the same time every year.
I hope I’ll be back as soon as possible (hopefully next year) and I’ll investigate the matter more. :-)

]]> By: Stefan http://www.stefansblog.com/saijo-matsuri/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Stefan Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:19:19 +0000 http://www.stefansblog.com/?p=387#comment-234 Oh wait ... i start getting confused, just looked up taikodai on the web - it's clearly a niihama thing ( http://www.city.niihama.lg.jp/english/taiko_festival.html ). I got most of my festival info from different websites (togehter with that info about taikodai taking part in this saijo matsuri) - but thinking back i can't actually remember having seen any of those taikodai floats in saijo - did you see any? Maybe it was because back in 2009 the two festivals were on the same weekend so none of the taikodai floats was taking part in Saijo?! Oh wait … i start getting confused, just looked up taikodai on the web – it’s clearly a niihama thing ( http://www.city.niihama.lg.jp/english/taiko_festival.html ). I got most of my festival info from different websites (togehter with that info about taikodai taking part in this saijo matsuri) – but thinking back i can’t actually remember having seen any of those taikodai floats in saijo – did you see any? Maybe it was because back in 2009 the two festivals were on the same weekend so none of the taikodai floats was taking part in Saijo?!

]]> By: Stefan http://www.stefansblog.com/saijo-matsuri/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Stefan Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:56:01 +0000 http://www.stefansblog.com/?p=387#comment-233 Hi David! Glad to hear you enjoyed the festival! I hope i also get to see it again sometime in the near future. As for the Taikodai float, the things you can see at the Niihama Taiko festival look quite different - i don't think they are in any way related other than that both involve drums. But this isn't exactly unusual in Japan as almost every festival involves some drums and flutes for background noise. Hi David!

Glad to hear you enjoyed the festival! I hope i also get to see it again sometime in the near future. As for the Taikodai float, the things you can see at the Niihama Taiko festival look quite different – i don’t think they are in any way related other than that both involve drums. But this isn’t exactly unusual in Japan as almost every festival involves some drums and flutes for background noise.

]]> By: David @ Ogijima http://www.stefansblog.com/saijo-matsuri/comment-page-1/#comment-232 David @ Ogijima Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:52:41 +0000 http://www.stefansblog.com/?p=387#comment-232 I was there this year, and it was truly one of the most intense experience I have witnessed. Do you know if the Taikodai (I didn't see any) are in import from nearby Niihama Taiko Matsuri that takes place at the same time? I was there this year, and it was truly one of the most intense experience I have witnessed.

Do you know if the Taikodai (I didn’t see any) are in import from nearby Niihama Taiko Matsuri that takes place at the same time?

]]> By: Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan by Brad Kremer http://www.stefansblog.com/saijo-matsuri/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan by Brad Kremer Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:12:58 +0000 http://www.stefansblog.com/?p=387#comment-188 [...] has also made another great video about the Saijo Matsuri festival which celebrates the fall [...] [...] has also made another great video about the Saijo Matsuri festival which celebrates the fall [...]

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