秋葉祭り

I went to the Akiba festival in Niyodogawa town on February 11th despite the rainy weather.  I'm glad I did!  I parked at the bottom parking lot and enjoyed walking all the way up to the shrine at the top.  It was a nice short little hike and good exercise.  The two most amazing things to me were the pole throwing and the shaking of the portable shrine.  I was also surprised that so many people made the trip out to Niyodogawa town despite the rain.  A lot of the stories meanings of the festivals are very difficult to understand across cultures, but are still very interesting regardless.

二月11日仁淀川町の秋葉祭へ行っちょった。すごい雨が降りよったのにこじゃんと楽しかった。下の駐車場で止めて神社まで登ったことがいい運動だった。長い棒を投げることもお神輿を振ることもあまり信じられなくて、すごかった。それに雨でも場所はとてもにぎやか。こんな祭りの元の話とか、神の話などは文化的なことだから私は分かりにくいのに、おもしろいとおもう。