Kawagoe Festival Museum

Kawagoe Festival Museum (川越まつり会館) is a Kawagoe City local museum in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.[1]

Kawagoe Festival Museum
Location2-1-10 Moto-machi, Kawagoe, Saitama
Coordinates35°55′27.5″N 139°28′56.5″E

Features

The Kawagoe Festival Museum opened on September 28, 2003 with displays related to the tradition of the Kawagoe Festival. The Kawagoe Festival is designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural pPoperty. The building is designed in the Kurazukuri style, which is prevalent in Kawagoe. [1] [2] [3]

Exhibition of floats

In the exhibition hall, two floats (山車) which are actually used in the festival are displayed with a regular change of its kind. On Sundays and public holidays, Ohayashi performances are played by local neighborhoods (twice a day at 13:30 and 14:30). It also exhibits the transition and the history of the festival as well as preparation for the festival. Actual images of the festival and the Ohayashi performances are on display.[1][4] Special exhibitions highlight features of the local Kawagoe culture, during and after the Edo period.[4]

See also

References
  1. Kawagoe festival Museum official website(in Japanese)
  2. "kawagoe Festival Museum opened. -Exhibition of Floats-(川越まつり会館オープン 山車を常設展示)", Saitama newspaper, Japan, September 29, 2003(in Japanese)
  3. "Experience of 'Kawagoe Festival' Exhibition of Floats(「川越まつり」いつも体感 山車など展示、会館オープン)", asahi newspaper, Japan, September 29, 2003(in Japanese)
  4. Kawagoe festival Museum's Pamphlet
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