[:ja]水戸黄門まつり(みとこうもんまつり)[:en]Mito Komon Festival[:]

さて水戸黄門まつりの起源となったのは、1935年頃に開催されていた夏の「七夕まつり」と秋の「広告まつり」でした。終戦を迎えますと地域を盛り上げるためにまつりが再興され、商店街が「七夕まつり」として開催しました。さらに時が経った1961年、時代劇水戸黄門のキャストが撮影で水戸市役所を訪問した際、当時の人がインスピレーションを受けて「水戸の七夕黄門まつり」が誕生したのです。こうして何度も変遷と改称を繰り返し、現在の「水戸黄門まつり」となったのは1992年のことでした。

三日間に渡って開催される水戸黄門まつりでは、初日夜に花火大会が行われ、約4,500発の花火が打ち上がります。打上げを音楽に合わせるなどエンターテイメント性に富んだ内容となっています。開催場所の千波湖に映る逆さ花火も、しっとりとした趣があってキレイだと評判です。

[引用]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVv5PUeXmd0

そして山車の巡行が中日と最終日、神輿連合渡御が最終日に行われます。毎年茨城県内各地から複数の神社會が参加するので、溌剌としたエネルギーに満ちる山車の巡行と神輿連合渡御になります。神社會は「オイサ！オイサ！」の掛け声で力を合わせ、息の合った神輿揉みを行い、集まった見物客を楽しませて大いに湧かせます。約200年前の1832年に造られた日吉神社神輿、重さ約1トンの鹿島神社の大神輿など、各神社で連綿と受け継がれた雄々しくも美しい神輿は必見です。

また水戸黄門パレードには毎年芸能人ゲストが招かれます。2016年にはベテランイケメン俳優の風間トオルさん、モデルやタレントの福原遥さんが参加して大きな話題となりました。山車に乗った芸能人を一目見ようと、会場は見物客で大混雑しますのでご注意ください。ゲストは毎年涼やかな浴衣姿を見せながら、ゆるやかに手を振って声援に応えています。この他には観光大使、チアリーダーなどがパフォーマンスを披露しながらパレードは進んでいきます。中には水戸黄門に扮したグループも見られ、毎年参加者が趣向を凝らしたパレードは面白いと評判です。
[:en]Mito Komon Festival is a festival to be held in Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is familiar to citizens as summer scenes of Mito city, where about 1 million people are expected in three days. The festival is named after Mitsudo Mitsuo, the lord of the Mito family, the main character of “Mito Komon” famous for historical dramas.

Well, the origins of Mito Komon Festival were the summer ‘Tanabata Festival’ held around 1935 and the ‘Advertising Festival’ in autumn. When the end of the war was over, the festival was revived to make the area exciting, and the shopping street was held as “Tanabata Festival”. In 1961 when the time passed, when the cast of the era Mito Komon visited Mito city hall by photography, people of the time were inspired and the “Mito no Tanabata Komon Festival” was born. It was in 1992 that the current “Mito Komon Festival” became the current “Mito Komon Festival” by repeatedly changing and renaming in this way.

At the Mito Komon Festival held over three days, fireworks festival is held on the first night night, and approximately 4,500 fireworks will be launched. It is content that is rich in entertainment, such as matching launch to music. The inverted fireworks reflected in Senba lake at the venue are also reputed as having a moist and quiet atmosphere.

[引用]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVv5PUeXmd0

And the cruise of the mountain car is the middle day and the last day, the mikami coalition passed on the last day. Since several shrine meetings participate every year from the inside of Ibaraki prefecture, it will be a cruise of a mountain car filled with energetic energy and a mikoshi coalition. The Shrine Concert honor the power with the shout of “Oisa! Oisa!”, Breath-fresh shrimp crumpled, entertaining the gathered visitors and entering greatly. Beautiful mikoshi, which was handed down by each shrine, such as the Hiyoshi Shrine Mikoshi built in 1832 about 200 years ago, and the big shrine of Kashima Shrine weighing about 1 ton, is a must-see.

Mito Komon Parade also invites celebrity guests every year. In 2016, Mr. Kazama Tooru, a veteran ikemen actor, model and talented Mr. Haruka Fukuhara participated and became a big topic. Please note that the venue will be very crowded with visitors to see the celebrities on the floats. The guest responds to cheers by waving gently while showing a cool yukata every year. Besides this, the parade will continue as the tourism ambassador, cheerleader and others show off their performances. Some groups dressed as Mito Komon are also seen, and it is popular that the parade where participants exhilarated every year is interesting.

Venue:　Ibaraki Prefecture Mito-shi Ueami Downtown
open time:
event date:　August 4, 2017 (Friday) to August 6 (Sunday) 2017
Remarks concerning the opening date:　http://www.mitokoumon.com/festival/mitokoumon.html
Access method (other):　Train: Tokyo Station to Mito Station (74 minutes by JR Joban Line Limited Express) Ueno Station from Mito Station (65 minutes by JR Joban Line Limited Express) Cars: Mito IC from Tokyo (90 minutes on Joban Expressway)
For inquiries:　General Mito Tourism Convention Association 029-224-0441[:]