All Japan Tachineputa Museum

Tachineputa Museum

Behold the stunningly tall and vivid floats of Tachineputa, the unique festival of Goshogawara City.

Goshogawara, Japan

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Enma Daiō, the king of hell.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
Exterior.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
Shibaraku.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
The floats are often as tall as 23 meters (75 feet).   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
Susano’o the dragonslayer.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
Detail.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
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A demon in monochrome.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
The wind god and the thunder god.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
Goldfish.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
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The onmyōji sorcerer (presumably Abe no Seimei).   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
Izumo no Okuni, the shrine maiden who invented kabuki.   Fred Cherrygarden / Atlas Obscura User
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