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Ten floats of lacquer and gilt metal, called moving works of craft, play through the night.
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The Hanawa Bayashi is a festival in Hanawa, Kazuno, Akita Prefecture. Held every year on 19 and 20 August, it marks the end of summer in Kazuno. It is also counted as one of the Three Great Bayashi of Japan. It is a representative folk performing art of Kazuno, and on 14 February 1978 it was designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Akita Prefecture.
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Founded / opened:Edo period Highlights / collection:Ten yatai floats of lacquer and gold leaf Genre:Lacquer art, Metalwork
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