*Kappa matsuri* (festival) boat on Shinagawa canal, Tokyo, Japan 1973
Childs, Iraphne R. (1973) *Kappa matsuri* (festival) boat on Shinagawa canal, Tokyo, Japan 1973. [Image]
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Abstract
Ebara Jinja (shrine) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is the proud possessor of a mask said to be 1000 years old, found floating in Tokyo Bay off Shinagawa long ago by a fisherman who thought it was the face of a god. He took it to the local shrine where it has been ever since. Once a year the mask is taken out into Tokyo Bay in a boat as a symbolic gesture to the god it is supposed to represent. This is part of the Kappa matsuri (water goblin festival) held annually in May. This image shows a procession boat with drummer wearing a mask, and men and women passengers taking part in the procession.
Additional Information
| Item Type: | Image | ||||||||
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| Collection: | Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s | ||||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | Japan |
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| Date: | 1973 | ||||||||
| Keywords: | Japanese; canals; festivals, celebrations, etc | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2013 13:06 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 31 Aug 2022 07:06 | ||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright Iraphne R. Childs. | ||||||||
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| Location | 35.62355561, 139.74586079 | ||||||||
| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/873 | ||||||||
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