"Here we just come Kiotoshi , Let us show our Suwa Spirit" 'Kiyari-song'
The 1st of Harumiya is now going down with sand smoke. The huge log which is
over 3meters wide, putting youngsters on it plunged to the bottom with speed.
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Apr.9,10,11,
2004.
"Here
we
just
come
Kiotoshi
,
Let
us
show
our
Suwa
Spirit"
'Kiyari-song'
The 1st
of
Harumiya
is
now
going
down
with
sand
smoke. The huge log which
is
over
3meters
wide,
putting
youngsters
on
it
plunged
to
the
bottom
with
speed.
Kiotoshisaka, People
are
going
down
the
steep
slope
holding
their
rope
tight
.
The 3rd
of
Akimiya
went
down .
Youngsters
on
the
wood
were
very
brave
and
well
to
ride
Students
of
Okaya
Junior
High
School
performed
"Shinano
no
kuni"
on
Kiotoshisaka
from
where
you
can
have
all
the
scenery
of
Tokawa
riverside.
.
The 1st
of
Akimiya
The
biggest log made
its
great
performance,
taking
time,
and
solemnity.
They celebrate their
success
and
sing
Kiyari-Song just before
falling down the Kiotoshi-saka
It
was
after
sunset
when The 2nd
of
Akimiya slid
from
the
mountain.
It
was
almost
7p.m.
that
the huge log was
pulled
up
and
reached
to the end of slope .
Kiotoshisaka
of
Shimosha
is
settled
at
the
entrance
of
Hagikura
area.
It
is
in
Shimosuwa-cho
along
to
the
Rote142.
It
is
very
near
to
Ochiai-Power
Station which
had
given
electricity
to
Suwa
area
in
Meiji
era.
Kiotoshisaka
is
a
mountain
32 meter
high,
with
angle
of
35
degree
,
and
100
meter
long.
Now
it
is
famous
all
over Japan
reported
by
TV
news
and
by
other
media. I
tried
to
touch
the
ground
myself and
could
understand
how
the
slope
is
slippery
and
muddy.
The
grinding
huge log weighted
more
than
6
or
7
tons
! Please
imagine
how
it
is
dangerous
and
needs brave
heart!
It
is
said
many
were
died.
Kiyari-song
says
, "It's
the
Man's trial." Nobody
can
find
from
when
this
custom
had
begun. There
is
not
any
photograph showing
men
riding
on
the
logs before
1938. On
the
other
hand,
there
is
a
report that
a
brave
man
was
on
in
Taisho
era.(1920) Now
TV
shows
all
the
event
all
over
Japan, that
encourages
Japanese
Man's
inner
bravery.
Many
visitors
for
Suwa
may
hope
to
try
their
courage
and
skill
to
ride
on
the
huge
Onbashira.
From
Kanto,
Kansai,
and
Nagoya
district
people
come
from
outside
of
Suwa
are
called
Yosomono.
They
want
to
ride
on
the
sacred
column
without
any
religious
heart.
They
are
only attackers
for
local
residents.
Suwa
Shrine
and
the
worshippers
are
warning
about such
outlaws.
Shimosha
Yamadashi
finished
at
9p.m.
on
April
11.
1st
of
Akimiya finished
its
parade
reaching
to
Shimekake,
1
kilometer
underneath Kiotoshisaka.
Shimosha
Yamadashi
Festival
continued
3
days,
counting
total
523,000
persons. To
compare
with
the
last
event,
37,000
larger
people
visited
this
time. It
is
the
most
successful
in
the
history
of Onbashra.
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