Matsue Castle, Festival, and Tea Culture by Two Great Matsue Lords
10/29/2024
Amid the chants of Horan Enya, around 100 boats, adorned with performers wearing colorfu,l splendid costumes, sail through rivers between Lake Shinji and Nakaumi Lagoon in Matsue, the capital of Shimane prefecture. The Horan-Enya Festival is one of three major Shinto boat rituals in Japan, alongside the Tenjin Festival of Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and the […]