Osaka's Tenjin Festival, which was held on a normal scale for the first time in four years, celebrated the festival's climax on the 4th, with about 25 boats crossing the river.
The Tenjin Festival at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine is one of Osaka's leading festivals, and although some events were forced to be canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, this year it was held on a normal scale for the first time in four years.
On the 1th, the climax of the festival, the flower-shaped "Funato Go" was held for the first time in four years.
"Funato Go" is an event held to have the gods who are usually enshrined in the back of the main shrine look around the area from the boat.
About 100 boats, led by boats with taiko drums, traveled across the Okawa River that runs through the center of Osaka, beating drums and money to each other and cheering to liven up the festival.
From around 7:3000 p.m., dedication fireworks were held, and about <>,<> fireworks lit up the night sky.
A 1-year-old woman who visited with her husband with her one-year-old child from Osaka City said, "It's exciting to see a city where Corona has finally calmed down and this kind of vitality has returned.