The Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival is a fighting festival held every year in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Beginning at the Imari Shrine, the festival is well known as one of the three great fighting festivals of Japan.
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The Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival is a fighting festival held every year in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Japan
Written in its own script on record as 伊万里トンテントン祭り.
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
Changes to the festivalIn 1955, the number of matches was reduced and alcohol consumption by participants pulling the floats was banned.
Event dateThe event is held annually for three days in the third weekend of October.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival in plain words?
The Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival is a fighting festival held every year in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan. In local script on record, it is written 伊万里トンテントン祭り.
Where is Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival in Japan.
What is the current condition of Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival today?
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The Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival is a fighting festival held every year in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Beginning at the Imari Shrine, the festival is well known as one of the three great fighting festivals of Japan. The festival has been held since 1829. Two shrines, Aramikoshi and Danjiri, meet at various points throughout central Imari. They are smashed together simultaneously until one shrine falls back. This is done to the sound of a beating drum within the shrine Danjiri, the sound of which gives Ton Ten Ton its name. 1
Changes to the festival
In 1955, the number of matches was reduced and alcohol consumption by participants pulling the floats was banned. In 2006 there was a fatal accident involving a high school student. From 2013 there were changes made to the festival ensuring the safety of participants. Battle outcomes are now decided ahead of time. 1
Event date
The event is held annually for three days in the third weekend of October. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival is annual fighting festival held in Japan, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2