[:ja]浜松まつり(はままつ まつり)[:en]Hamamatsu Festival[:]

さて浜松まつりの始まりは引馬城主である飯尾豊前守の長子”義廣公”が誕生した際に、入野村に住んでいた佐橋甚五郎がお祝いに大凧を揚げたこととされています。その時大空を舞った大凧には、長子の義廣公の名前が記されていたそうです。その出来事から大凧揚げは長男(現在は初子)の誕生祝いと健やかな成長を願う伝統行事として根付いていきました。その後、大凧揚げは大会化されるなど競技や娯楽としての面も見られるようになりました。そして東海道本線が浜松区間まで電化されたことを記念する浜松電化祭との合併により、現在の浜松まつりに至っています。ですから名称にまつりと付きながらも、神社祭礼として培われた行事というものでもありません。

[引用]http://www.ikemachi.org/notice/2016042801/

凧揚げが見どころとして注目されがちですが、夕刻から行われる御殿屋台(ごてんやたい)の引き回しも必見です。幻想的な灯りが燈る屋台に揺られながら祭囃子が雅な音色を響かせていきます。屋台の手の込んだ彫り模様は見る者の目を楽しませ、御殿の名にふさわしい造りを魅せながら浜松まつりを最後まで盛り上げるのです。

御殿屋台が曳き回されるルートは公式ウェブサイトで案内していますので、祭りに参加する前にチェックしておくことをおすすめします。[:en]The Hamamatsu Festival is a festival to be held in Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu City. Many spectators come and go from inside and outside of the prefecture because they are held for three days from the 3rd to the 5th of the Golden Week. The number has reached 1.5 million people, such as Hamamatsu City ‘s biggest event is drawing attention every year.

By the way, the beginning of the Hamamatsu Festival is supposed to be a celebration of a large kite fried by Sagashi Jigoro who lived in Ichino village when the first child of the castor shrine Odori Buza Mamoru “Yoshihiro Yoshihiro” was born. At that time the big kite that danced in the sky had the name of the first birth of Yoshihiro Yoshihiro written. From that event the deep-fried kite was rooted as a traditional event wishing for the birthday celebration and healthy growth of the first son (presently the first child). After that, the large kite flying has become tournament tournaments and it has come to be seen as aspects of competition and entertainment. And by the merger with the Hamamatsu Electrifying Festival commemorating the Tokaido Main Line’s electrification to the Hamamatsu section, we have reached the current Hamamatsu Festival. So it is not a festival cultivated as a shrine festival, even though it attaches itself to the name.

[引用]http://www.ikemachi.org/notice/2016042801/

Kite flying tends to attract attention as a highlight, but it is also a must-see for the gorges stalls (gable or wish) to be held from the evening. The festival music accompanies the elegant sound while being shaken by a stall where fantastic lights are lit. The elaborate carved pattern of the stalls entertains the eyes of the viewer and excites the Hamamatsu Festival till the end, fascinating the structure suitable for the name of Gotenori.

Since the route where Goten stalls are pulled is announced on the official website, we recommend checking before participating in the festival.

Venue: Shizuoka prefecture Hamamatsu city Nakatajima area
open time:
event date: May 3 (Wed) 2017 – May 5 (Fri) 2017
Remarks concerning the opening date: http://hamamatsu-daisuki.net/matsuri/
Access method (other):　A direct shuttle bus leaves from two places, JR Tokaido Line Hamamatsu Station Hamamatsu Station and Iida Park Temporary Parking Lot.
For inquiries: Hamamatsu Festival Organizing Committee 053-458-0011[:]