🐉"En-ya! Yoisa!" — Experience the FULL Karatsu Kunchi Festival in Japan | 4K Ultra HD

✨🥁Welcome to one of the most spectacular festivals in Japan — Karatsu Kunchi! This annual event takes place in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, and lasts for three days — from November 2nd to 4th. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:21 - Float #1: Red Lion (刀町の赤獅子) 02:25 - Float #2: Blue Lion (中町の青獅子) 05:06 - Float #3: Turtle and Urashima Taro (材木町の亀と浦島太郎) 05:48 - Dashi #1: Red cart 07:01 - Float #4: Samurai Helmet Minamoto Yoshitsune (呉服町の源義経の兜) 08:18 - Float #5: Sea Bream (Tai) — symbol of good fortune (魚屋町の鯛) 08:40 - Float #5: Fish "swims" as the float stops 10:53 - Float #6: Phoenix-shaped ship (大石町の鳳凰丸) 12:51 - Float #7: Flying dragon (新町の飛龍) 14:28 - Float #8: Golden Lion (本町の金獅子) 14:28 - Float #8: Golden Lion (本町の金獅子) 15:19 - Kids pulling the drum cart 15:28 - Dashi #2: Golden cart 16:56 - Float #9: Samurai Helmet Takeda Shingen (木綿町の武田信玄の兜) 18:33 - Float #10: Samurai Helmet Uesugi Kenshin (平野町の上杉謙信の兜) 19:51 - Float #11: Samurai Helmet Minamoto Yorimitsu (米屋町の酒呑童子と源) 21:17 - Float #12: Lion on an orb (京町の珠取獅子) 22:18 - Float #13: Tiger-headed orca (水主町の鯱) 23:59 - Float #14: Boat of seven treasures (江川町の七宝丸) 25:00 - Spectators taking photos and videos of the passing floats The main stars of the festival are the massive wooden floats (hikiyama), adorned with figures of mythical creatures, helmets, and fish. Each of the 14 floats belongs to a different district of the city, and the locals pull them through the streets with immense pride, accompanied by the rhythmic beating of drums and chants of "En-ya!" The atmosphere is brought to life not only by the floats, but also by the festival musicians. Each float is accompanied by its own group of flutists and drummers, who ride on the platforms and play traditional Japanese music throughout the entire procession. The piercing sound of the bamboo flute (yokobue) and the powerful beats of the taiko drums set the rhythm for the pullers, energizing the crowd and driving the massive floats forward. In this video, we captured the festival's grand parade in 4K. Locals of all ages pull the floats with ropes, shout "En-ya!" and "Yoisa!", build up speed, and with a thunderous roar, spin these multi-ton platforms around street corners. This isn't just a festival — it's the very soul of Karatsu. 🔔 Subscribe for more nature soundscapes! ❤️ If you enjoyed this video, please Like and Share this video! It helps the channel immensely. Thanks for watching! 日本の文化を楽しんでください (Enjoy Japanese culture)! ✨ The video is original, exclusive, 4K quality. #Japan #JapaneseFestival #Samurai #Dragon #4K #Saga #Karatsu #EnYa #Hikiyama #Tai #FestivalJapan #JapaneseTradition #AutumnInJapan #4KVideo #Travel4K #SagaPrefecture #Kyushu #VisitJapan #MustSee #JapanTravel #TaikoDrums #JapaneseCulture #ExploreJapan #Wanderlust #KaratsuKunchi