Tsukumai

(撞舞)

Date

2019.07.28

Description

This is the traditional ritual held on Tsukumai Street in the evening of the last day of the Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Ryugasaki City. A man known as "mai-otoko" performs amazing acrobatic tricks, including tight-rope walking and hand-stands, on top of a 14m high pillar.

Location

Ryugasaki City
Ibaraki

Access Map (アクセスと地図)