Shinjo, Yamagata
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Yamagata Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
of 39,535 and the density
of 177 persons per km². The total area is 223.08 km².
The city was consolidated from several smaller villages on April 1, 1949.
(feudal lord) to lift the spirits of the common people after a particularly bad harvest. The current incarnation of the festival includes traditional dancing, a reinactment of the first "Daimyō Parade", traditional festival vending stalls, and the Yattai Parade.
of taiko
drums, cymbals, shamisen
, and Japanese flute follow behind. The hands, feet, and faces of the figures on the floats are traditional Noh
design and many floats cost as much as half a million yen to build. The floats are judged and the three winners displayed in Shinjō Station, and the Shinjō History Center. The rest are dismantled.
Cities of Japan
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located in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 39,535 and the density
Population density
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of 177 persons per km². The total area is 223.08 km².
The city was consolidated from several smaller villages on April 1, 1949.
Shinjō Matsuri
One of the premier festivals of Yamagata Prefecture, Shinjō Matsuri (or Shinjō Festival) is a Summertime celebration held on August 24 - 26 annually. Held since 1755, the festival was established by the local DaimyōDaimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
(feudal lord) to lift the spirits of the common people after a particularly bad harvest. The current incarnation of the festival includes traditional dancing, a reinactment of the first "Daimyō Parade", traditional festival vending stalls, and the Yattai Parade.
Yattai Parade
The Yattai Parade is the premier event of Shinjō Matsuri. Each neighborhood in the city constructs large, vivid scenes from Japanese/local history, folklore, and/or fairy tales on wide floats. These are then pulled throughout the city by children both at day and at night for the three days of the festival. A traditional hayashi bandHayashi band
A hayashi band is a traditional Japanese music group. They often play at festivals. Generally what makes a group "hayashi" is its instrumentation, which in general consists of taiko drums, small hand cymbals, Japanese flutes, and shamisen....
of taiko
Taiko
means "drum" in Japanese . Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming...
drums, cymbals, shamisen
Shamisen
The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...
, and Japanese flute follow behind. The hands, feet, and faces of the figures on the floats are traditional Noh
Noh
, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
design and many floats cost as much as half a million yen to build. The floats are judged and the three winners displayed in Shinjō Station, and the Shinjō History Center. The rest are dismantled.
Train stations
- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Yamagata ShinkansenYamagata ShinkansenThe is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line....
: ShinjōShinjo Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan.-History:*1903-06-11: Station begins operation.*1913-12-07: Ōu Line service towards Ōmagari is started.*1915-11-01: Ōu Line service towards Fukushima is started.... - Ōu Main LineOu Main LineThe is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture...
: ShinjōShinjo Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan.-History:*1903-06-11: Station begins operation.*1913-12-07: Ōu Line service towards Ōmagari is started.*1915-11-01: Ōu Line service towards Fukushima is started....
- IzumitaIzumita Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:East Japan Railway Company -External Link:* in Japanese.... - Rikuu East Line: Minami-ShinjōMinami-Shinjo StationMinami-Shinjō Station is a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Structure:1 track on ground with a side platform. Ōu Main Line track without platforms lies aside.- External links :...
- ShinjōShinjo Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan.-History:*1903-06-11: Station begins operation.*1913-12-07: Ōu Line service towards Ōmagari is started.*1915-11-01: Ōu Line service towards Fukushima is started.... - Rikuu West Line: ShinjōShinjo Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan.-History:*1903-06-11: Station begins operation.*1913-12-07: Ōu Line service towards Ōmagari is started.*1915-11-01: Ōu Line service towards Fukushima is started....
- MasukataMasukata Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Uzen-ZennamiUzen-Zennami Stationis a JR East railway station located in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Yamagata Shinkansen
Major roads
- Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Shinjō interchange
- Route 13, Route 47, Route 458Route 458 (Japan)National Route 458 is a national highway of Japan connecting Shinjō, Yamagata and Kaminoyama, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 112.5 km ....
External links
- Shinjō official website in Japanese