Takayama Matsuri Yatai Kaikan - Takayama, Japan - Oddball Museums on Waymarking.com

The tradition of building floats, known locally as yatai, dates back several hundred years. The floats are used during the traditional biannual festivals of Takayama. Visit in fall or spring when the floats are carried through the streets during a ceremony that was first established after a bubonic plague ravaged the city in the 18th century. The careful detailing and beautiful craftsmanship of the floats was intended to appease the gods and end the plague.

At Takayama Matsuri Yatai Kaikan, four of these yatai are majestically illuminated behind protective glass walls. Many of these floats are centuries old and have been further decorated and added to in the years since they were first built. Inspect their carved wooden frames and the gilded metalwork adorning them. Most yatai feature a combination of lacquerwork and embroidered drapery decorating the tiers above the base. Each yatai is carried on a cart and lit up by chochin lanterns during parades.

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Days and Hours of Operation: Daily: 8:30 to 17:00 (March to November); 9:00 to 16:30 (December to February) Address: 178 Sakuramachi Takayama, Gifu, Japan 506-0858 Related Website: [Web Link] Price of Admission: 900.00 (listed in local currency) What is in the collection: Four of the eleven fall floats of the Takayama Fall Festival on a rotation basis

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