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	Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival is a popular local Japanese festival (matsuri) which takes place annually in Tobata, a ward of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.
		The festival is an intangible national cultural asset of Japan, and is centred on the parading of the 'Yamagasa'.
		During the festival in the daytime, the eight official floats with twelve great flags hoisted on the four large ones are carried for a parade, followed by some small floats for children.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tobata_Gion_Yamagasa_festival (383 words)

	Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu Information
		Tobata (戸畑区; -ku) is the smallest ward of Kitakyushu city.
		Tobata's greatest and proudest treasure is the annual festival (matsuri) called the Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival.
		The most important annual folk-cultural event is the Tobata Gion festival designated a national intangible cultural asset, and the Kitakyushu city art museum is also here.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Tobata-ku,_Kitakyushu (462 words)

	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The city was founded on February 10, 1963 and was designated on April 1, 1963 by government ordinance.
		There are several local festivals (matsuri) held in the summer in various parts of the city, including the beautiful Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival in Tobata ward and the Wasshoi Hyakuman matsuri which brings all the festivals together for a grand parade and finale near the City Hall in Kokura Kita ward.
		Nippon Steel Corporation (http://www.nsc.co.jp/) is still a major employer but the Yahata and Tobata plants are much reduced from the heyday of the 1960s.
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		The Festival of Trees is one of the biggest fundraiser's of the year for Amazement Square in Lynchburg.
		A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable.
		In past times, festivals were times when the elderly shared stories and transferred certain knowledge to the next generation.
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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Kitakyushu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The city of Kitakyushu was founded on February 10, 1963 and was designated on April 1, 1963 by government ordinance.
		The largest ones are the Kanmon Straits bridge (J: Kanmon Kyo) between KitakyÅ«shÅ« and Shimonoseki (on KyÅ«shÅ« and HonshÅ« respectively) and the Waka-To Å-hashi bridge linking Tobata and Wakamatsu wards.
		In the 1960s it saw the birth of environmental protests in Japan, led by a group of housewives in Sanroku-cho, Tobata ward who were concerned that their washing always became dirty while drying on the lines.
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	Kitakyushu - Guide360.com Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kitakyushu was created in 1963 from the five smaller cities of Kokura (小倉), Moji (門司), Tobata (戸畑), Wakamatsu (若松) and Yahata (八幡), and it retains this sense of being a country area with much diversity and beautiful nature, despite its reputation as a steel town.
		The boats used for the cruise are the ferry boats which ply between Tobata and Wakamatsu, Japan's shortest and cheapest ferry (3 minutes, 50 yen per person, 50 yen per bicycle).
		Tobata Gion [7] is designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and dates back to 1802.
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	Festivals Encyclopedia Article @ ShowsAndFestivals.com (Shows and Festivals) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It resulted from the amalgamation of five cities, Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata and Wakamatsu, centred around the ancient feudal city of Kokura.
		The largest ones are the Kanmon Straits bridge (J: Kanmon Kyo) between Kitakyūshū and Shimonoseki (on Kyūshū; and Honshū respectively) and the Waka-To Ō-hashi bridge linking Tobata and Wakamatsu wards.
		Waka-To O-hashi bridge between Tobata and Wakamatsu wards
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		Kokura was the primary target of the nuclear weapon " Fat Man " on August 9, 1945, but since the city was obscured by clouds and Major Charles Sweeney of the Bockscar had orders to drop the bomb visually, they moved on to Nagasaki, the secondary target, where they dropped their lethal weapon.
		The largest ones are the Kanmon Straits bridge (J: Kanmon Kyo) between Kitakyūshū and Shimonoseki (on Kyūshū and Honshū respectively) and the Waka-To O-hashi bridge linking Tobata and Wakamatsu wards.
		Now Kitakyushu advises sister cities such as Dalian on water purification etc. Kitakyūshū has an international conference centre and is very active in holding and hosting international conferences of various kinds, especially on the environment and education.
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		This is a spectacular and hugely popular local Japanese festivals Japanese festival (matsuri) which takes place every year in Tobata, a wards of Japan ward of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
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		Hino Ashihei was born in Wakamatsu ward and his birthplace can be visited.
		There are several local festivals held in the summer in various parts of the city, including the beautiful
		Wasshoi Hyakuman matsuri which brings all the festivals together for a grand parade and finale near the City Hall in Kokura Kita ward.
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	Kitakyushu travel guide - Wikitravel
		Kitakyushu City Art Museum in Tobata ward, with a branch in the Riverwalk complex [6]
		Tobata Gion [9] is designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and dates back to 1802.
		Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival [12] - August 6-7 in 2005.
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	The Ultimate Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The West Japan Industrial Club (Matsumoto-tei, a house originally built for and owned by Mr.
		The noted rugby player Takuro Miuchi is from Tobata.
		Miuchi first learned to play rugby at Sayagatani rugby school.
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		During the festival, large floats called Kazariyama decorate Fukuoka's streets, and early in the morning of the 15th the Oiyama is held, where men race through the street carrying one-ton "portable shrines."
		This festival's major attraction is the ever-changing shapes of it four Yamakasa floats.
		While decorated with majestic flags during the day, in the evening they turn into a "light pyramid" of 309 paper lanterns stacked in twelve levels 10 meters high, creating an fascinating beauty.
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	Kitakyushu - Hotel, holiday, vacation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kitakyushu City Art Museum in Tobata ward, with a branch in the Riverwalk complex (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverwalk_Kitakyushu)
		Tobata Gion (www.culture-dome.or.jp/FS-E/FESTA/JUL/FESTA_9.HTM) is designated an important intangible cultural asset of Japan and dates back to 1802.
		Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival (www.culture-dome.or.jp/FS-E/FESTA/JUL/FESTA_8.HTM) - August 6-7 in 2005.
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	Category:Festivals information - Search.com
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	Hexapedia - Tobata Gion festival (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hexapedia - Tobata Gion festival (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)
		It is an intangible national cultural asset of Japan, and is centred on the parading of the 'Yamakasa'.
		During the festival in the daytime, the eight floats with twelve great hoisted flags are carried for a parade followed by some small floats for children.
	www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Tobata_Gion (287 words)

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