Festival

I want to introduce about Handa Float Festival. Japanese people say dashi as such a float. It is held five years apart. The day which is held this Festival, surrounding festival area's road are blocked, and young men proceed around a city pulling floats. There are 31 floats in Handa city, and they were gather in citizen park at last. This festival is received semi-cultual properties from goverment. In 1994, first held 'Float Forum of The Whole of Japan' in country. Recently, it was held on October 6 and 7 in 2007. It was commemorate of begining Handa municipal in 70 years ago. A lot of people came to Handa to see this festival and interested. The first festibal was in 1979. This festibal is used to show town planning. It is planning to held next festival in October, 2012.