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Wednesday,
29th
April
2009
In Events In Japan,
In Events In Japan,
Travel back in time at Mifune Matsuri
Next month sees the annual festival of Mifune Matsuri take place in the Japanese city of Arashiyama.
The event, which commemorates the Imperial Boating Party of the Heian era, features a procession of musicians, courtiers and dancers onboard a number of colourfully decorated boats.
Crowds of spectators are expected to experience poetry readings, dramatic performances, sacred dances and traditional musical.
Beautifully designed Kyoto fans will also be floated downstream - a tradition that dates back hundreds of years.
Visitors to the festival will be able to book a seat on a sightseeing barge or hire a rowing boat to go on an independent exploration of the river.
Meanwhile, La Machine, the mechanical arachnid extravaganza that wowed Liverpool during its Capital of Culture year, touched down in Yokohama.
The robotic spider will be on show near the Red Brick Warehouse in Yokohama's Bayside Area until September.
More than 400,000 people turned out to see the creature when it appeared on Merseyside.
Written by Mike Cotgreave
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The event, which commemorates the Imperial Boating Party of the Heian era, features a procession of musicians, courtiers and dancers onboard a number of colourfully decorated boats.
Crowds of spectators are expected to experience poetry readings, dramatic performances, sacred dances and traditional musical.
Beautifully designed Kyoto fans will also be floated downstream - a tradition that dates back hundreds of years.
Visitors to the festival will be able to book a seat on a sightseeing barge or hire a rowing boat to go on an independent exploration of the river.
Meanwhile, La Machine, the mechanical arachnid extravaganza that wowed Liverpool during its Capital of Culture year, touched down in Yokohama.
The robotic spider will be on show near the Red Brick Warehouse in Yokohama's Bayside Area until September.
More than 400,000 people turned out to see the creature when it appeared on Merseyside.
Written by Mike Cotgreave
Related news stories:
Sony to launch new PSP in Japan (3rd September 2008)
Hakuho overpowers rival in quest for third Emperor's Cup (18th November 2008)
Earthquake hits north-west Japan (11th September 2008)
Judo chief quits amid cannabis scandal (11th September 2008)
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