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Takayama Festival floats（高山祭の屋台）

たかやままつりのやたい Takayama Festival Floats

Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0 ／ Source

Floats into which the Hida craftsmen poured everything - carving, lacquer, metalwork and clockwork puppets.

Type	Art festival
Genre	Sculpture / Lacquer art / Metalwork
City / town	Takayama
Area in the prefecture	Hida

FAQ

Where is Takayama Festival Floats?: It is in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is an art festival.
What can I see at Takayama Festival Floats?: Floats into which the Hida craftsmen poured everything - carving, lacquer, metalwork and clockwork puppets. The focus is sculpture, lacquerware, metalwork.
When was Takayama Festival Floats established?: It dates from the 1600s.