๐ฅ Akita Kanto Festival: Dancing with Lanterns in the Summer Night ๐ฎ
๐ฎ “When the night falls in Akita, the lanterns rise like stars โ and the city begins to breathe with fire and rhythm.”
Every August, the quiet streets of Akita City are transformed.
The air grows thick with drums and flutes. Crowds gather. And then โ from every corner โ rise the massive kanto poles, each hung with dozens of glowing paper lanterns. ๐ฅ
This is the Akita Kanto Festival โ a centuries-old festival held to pray for a good harvest, strength, and balance. And balance is everything here: performers lift up to 50kg of lanterns on long bamboo poles, balancing them on their palms, shoulders, foreheads, and even hips, swaying with the wind and the rhythm of the taiko drums.
๐ Itโs not just a show. Itโs a dance.
A struggle between gravity and grace.
A tradition passed through generations โ lit by fire, held by spirit.
The lanterns themselves glow like constellations, and from a distance, the streets look like rivers of stars flowing through the night. โจ
Spectators cheer. Children wave fans. Performers sweat and smile through it all โ carrying the weight of not just the kanto poles, but history.
๐ฅ Shot on: iPhone 13 (4K)
๐ Location: Akita City, Akita, Japan
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Filmed in: 2024/08/03
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