Chagu Chagu Umakko festival

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The Chagu Chagu Umakko festival is a traditional Japanese horse parade in Iwate Prefecture, where colorfully adorned horses and their riders process to pray for safe farming and express gratitude for the animals’ hard work.

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Chagu Chagu Umakko festival canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horse festival ⓘ
parade ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
approximateNumberOfHorses around 100 ⓘ
associatedWith horse breeding culture in Iwate ⓘ
rice farming communities ⓘ
attire colorful headgear for horses ⓘ
embroidered saddlecloths ⓘ
lavishly decorated harnesses ⓘ
audience domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
local residents ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance gratitude for working horses ⓘ
regional identity of Iwate ⓘ
rural agricultural tradition ⓘ
distanceOfProcession approximately 13 kilometers ⓘ
endingPoint Morioka Hachiman Shrine ⓘ
etymology onomatopoeic name from jingling of horse bells ⓘ
features Shinto rituals ⓘ
bells on horses ⓘ
colorfully adorned horses ⓘ
horse parade ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Iwate Prefecture ⓘ
Tōhoku region ⓘ
linked to: Tohoku
mainLocation Morioka City ⓘ
linked to: Morioka

Takizawa City ⓘ
mainParticipants children riders ⓘ
farmers ⓘ
horse owners ⓘ
music jingling of bells ⓘ
organisedBy local communities in Takizawa and Morioka ⓘ
processionRoute Takizawa to Morioka ⓘ
purpose expression of gratitude to horses ⓘ
prayer for good harvest ⓘ
prayer for safe farming ⓘ
recognitionBy Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan ⓘ
recognizedAs Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ
recognizedBy Ministry of the Environment of Japan ⓘ
religiousContext Shinto ⓘ
safetyBelief sound of bells wards off misfortune ⓘ
season early summer ⓘ
soundscapeRecognition 100 Soundscapes of Japan ⓘ
startingPoint Onikoshi Sozen Shrine ⓘ
tourismRole regional tourism attraction ⓘ
typicalMonthHeld June ⓘ

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Iwate Prefecture → hasTraditionalCulture → Chagu Chagu Umakko festival ⓘ