アメリカ兄貴に地元の祭りを宣伝してあげねば 日本では騎馬武者がこのように大迫力の走りを見せてくれます

@nomaoi_official We have a similar thing in the US! Imagine combining these festivals! 😍😍😍

行列は、絶対横切らないでください。成敗されます。

どこの薩摩だろうなぁ……(遠い目)

@FumiHawk Our local renaissance festival.

When is this festival? Can Americans attend?

これは福島の相馬で毎年5月に行われます。 馬に乗れるのは地元の人たちだけですが、会場に来てくれれば世界中、誰でも見ることができます。

That would be awesome to see in person! Looks like a good time! Are they racing?

そうです、彼らは甲冑を着込んでレースをしています。 これは平安時代中期という昔から源流を持ち、今のスタイルになったのは江戸時代の頃だと言われています。

Sign me up!

「相馬野馬追」 --福島県、栃木県、茨城県で連携して展開する広域DMO 「 Diamond Route Japan 」--こちらもぜひ。

Some others here have mentioned Renaissance Fairs. We also have theater restaurants called Medieval Times. The restaurant assigns you a knight to cheer for, and you watch the actors joust and fight each other while you eat. They also do performances with horses and a falcon.

I wonder if it's similar to our Renaissance Festivals. Period accurate clothing, food, and artisan shops.

@etcher10 Check out American barrel racing.

That’s so cool! Where is this event?

福島の相馬ですね

Thank you! I am going to Fukushima in October so I sadly will miss this event. But if there is something I should check out there, please let me know!

福島に行くのなら会津がおすすめです

Thank you!

You have the traditional samurai race. We have this with cowboys - chuckwagon races.

This post is translated and reaching the uk (england), thanks

Is this seasonal or regional? Both? If so, when and where? We’re looking at a trip to Japan in 28 or 29 and would love to experience local culture like this.

これは福島の相馬で毎年５月に行われます。

Thank you!!!

You need to check out Indian Relay Races. They are badass!

So is this Japan’s answer to NASCAR? We really are alike in spirit.

So cool!

You should show Americans the reenactments of the famous Samurai battles. We would travel to see them even if they are rural. We enjoy these journeys and events. We even do them with our own history.

We have a festival also, but you can bet on these ponies.

How often does this happen? Is it only in certain prefectures or are they all over? Id love to see this.

これは福島の相馬で毎年５月に行われます

Thanks!

Damn that's awesome. I've done some photography of similar events here. But having them in full samurai gear takes it up a notch.

👍👍👍 "I'm also going to show you Yabusame, Japan's amazing mounted archery!" "I'm also going to show you Asakusa Yabusame, Japan's amazing mounted archery held in Tokyo!"

Racing is good, but needs more Yumi for me! Japanese mounted archery is beautiful!

We have similar events called Cowboy Mounted Shooting.

Are there any in July?

昔は夏にやっていましたが、あまりの暑さに馬も人も倒れてしまうので、今は５月になりました

That makes sense. I hope I can find some other festivals for July

@zeke_22 7月にも伝統的な祭が幾つか開催されますよ。花火大会や、紫陽花等の季節の花を鑑賞するものもあります。 私のお気に入りは会津田島祇園祭。 長い伝統があり、古い製造法のお酒が振舞われたり、花嫁行列や子供歌舞伎など、見所が沢山あります

@zeke_22 Thank you for this! 🙏 There are several people on Team USA who would like a brewing festival! Haha

@norako_open @zeke_22 7月下旬に福島県の郡山市で”ビール祭り”があるよ🍻 去年やったビール祭り

@norako_open @zeke_22 I approached them today to discuss this and they were extremely interested. One sells beer and liquor for a living and is very excited 🙏

Here are some American dad's cheering on their sons going to play a High School football game.

That’s awesome! It’s like getting transported back hundreds of years. I would imagine that’s exactly the samurai rode into battle. 🤩 😁

Very cool! We have renaissance festivals with jousting!

Come to good ole Kentucky we got horses for days my Japanese brother. KFC’s on me my boy

That’s neat! Some western US states and Canada host a horse nations Indian relay race during the summer where they do relay horse races with no saddle

Looks like the other guy that told me samurai don’t actually exist didn’t have it quite right 🥳

This is BEAUTIFUL. So happy to see people are keeping culture alive.

Hell yeah!

@Sunrise0228 流鏑馬系のお祭りの中で一番有名なものですね。

This is cool!! 😎