Culture & arts・Hida Takayama
Hotei-tai
A float of the autumn Takayama Festival (Hachiman Festival), known for its signature "aya-watari" performance. Using 36 control ropes, child-figure puppets cross a suspended ladder and land on the shoulder or arm of the Hotei figure.
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