I wonder what the local character loved by the locals is "Kappa! All members aggregate !!" Going to meet Kappa and realizing it

KappaLegends related to exist in various parts of Japan, especially in Shiki-shi which is supposing Kappa as a local character, collects each kappa character here and his friends "It's Kappa! All members!We are doing a citizen festival entitled. It was held in 2013Kappa! All members !! 2013"This event will be held again in 2014, so I went to see the kappa again.

Shiki citizen festival "Kappa! All members aggregate !!"
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I will explore Shiki city the day before the citizen festival is held.


I immediately found a kappa in the station premises.


A stone statue of Kappa is also placed around the station, and it is encountered with 6 kappas in 5 minutes after arrival.


Kappa FureaikanI will walk aiming at.


It reached within 15 minutes from Shiki station.


When entering, materials of Shiki's specialty such as souvenirs and kappa legends are placed. I understood that there is a legend of kappa saying "Kaori helped and transformed Kappa caught trying to steal a horse."


localShiki City Commerce and Industry AssociationOkay.KappyI created local character called "Costume" and also made a costume.


In the Arakawa flowing nearby, it became a boom between 2002 and 2004Tama-chan"Is coming, and in 2011, apart from Tama-chanOh!It was said that a goma seals namedShigaki AraYour local character was born.


Based on the map of the place where the Kappa statue in Shiki city is located, we will go over the stone statue of Kappa along the way aiming at Arakawa where Ohara appeared.


I met the kappa who are taking a free momentum in front of the bank and the park.


It takes about 40 minutes to walk from Kappa Fureaikan to Arakawa so it is easier to go by bus. From the levee to the Akagase intake weir where Ara can appear, we have to walk about 500 meters further.


I got off the river from the bank to the river and finally arrived. I arrived at the station and now it is a quiet place where there are only a few anglers, but when booming, a lot of visitors arrived.


Today is over after finishing tour of Kappa statue and Arakawa, I will prepare for Shiki citizen festival "Kappa! All members aggregate !!" on the next day.


Citizens' Festival On the day of the rainy weather forecast, it will start to rain before 10 o'clock of the start time, nevertheless the event will be heldCity Hall Parsity HallAt the entrance of the hotel there are people waiting for the opening.


Among the characters entering the venue just before the opening ceremony, I wore a kettle so as not to get wet by the rainKapal(Public interest Foundation Shiki City Sports Culture Promotion Corporation).


The opening ceremony began within the hall as the opening time.Takefumi KagawaAt the greeting of Mayor Shiki city, the other day was doneYuru Character Grand Prix 2014I touched the ranking (Kapal 108th, Kappy Shiki Arachan 769th place) and I will talk about ranking from the surrounding city so there was a word of encouragement that Shiki's characters will work harder .


After the greeting, the awards ceremony of the crowds of agricultural crops such as vegetables harvested locally starts.


The vegetables served at the gift.


The impression that the award-winning vegetables are well-shaped and glossy.


At the end of the award ceremony, the characters who gathered for this day appeared on the stage.


The moderator of this day is from Shiki cityHayashi HayashiMr.


First of all local Kappy and Shiki Ara chan greet everyone from the end of the stage to the end.


A rare variety of cherry blossoms existing only in Shiki "Butterfly in Hata ZakuraWas born as a motifSakura chanWas also introduced.


Kota's kotaro(Sumida ku Tokyo Kita - no - kawa in Tokyo) also participated in a kappa connection.


Spanky·Togoshi Ginjiro(Shinagawa Ward Tokyo Toshigoshi Ginza shopping area) puts kappa dishes on their heads, so that the characters will turn up as kappa and the festival will be excited.


Shinjo(Susaki city, Kochi prefecture) wearing a pot-grilled ramen's hatSummon(Sugamo Jizo street shopping street in Tokyo), Shinjo you are becoming a kappa.


I won second place with Yuru Character Grand Prix 2014Buddha(Fukaya city, Saitama Prefecture)


The closing of introduction of participating characters is Kapal of Municipal Hall Parcity which is the venue of this citizen festival.


Then the event on the outdoor stage starts. The passage is full of people waiting for the characters to come out.


Kapal came aboard the Mikoshi. People who are also enjoying the festival with a smile.


At the outdoor stage, the appeal time of each character starts.


In the same hole hall, a slideshow of kappa picture books was held, and Kappy and Shiki Ara made a story by hand gesture according to reading.


There are also many people at the goods department of the character and the tent of local companies and shops.


Shops that are familiar with festivals, such as okonomiyaki and squid grill, are also being opened. Gourmet gourmet cookie croquette is a popular corner where you can have a line.


Kappy croquette had been caught in cherry blossoms containing salted cherry blossoms and cucumber pickles.


I am eating Kappy croquetteYamada TamaI encountered Mr.


Here is Kushikatsupi, a pork cutlet and onion skewer with peanuts, and the sauce expresses kappa by adding spinach to mayonnaise.


Kappy yakisoba was expressing Kappa and Sakura with a lot of cabbage and cherry pickled radish.


There is also sale of fresh rice cake.


Besides eating and drinking establishments, there are also workshops and balloon art corners, and we enjoy festivals in various corners where children and adults like.


Besides this character on this day,Star WarsWe are doing community contribution activities etc. with costume of imperial army ofNo. 501 Corps Japanese troopsIt is participating and marching in the hall.


Even while we were having a meal, we saw the characters moving to the stage. This is the first place of the Yuru Character Grand Prix in 2013Scorning(Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture).


Characters are participating not only from neighboring Saitama prefecture but also from distant prefectures,Gakuo ☆(Iga city Mie prefecture).


Udon brain(Kagawa prefecture) became girls and became Tsuruko chan.


There are plenty of events, and the characters do schedule as soon as possible. At the stage of the hallGCB 47Live started with.


The GCB 47,Debuted at this place one year agoIn the band I did, I was a special memberFunassyi(Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture) also received a celebration message.


VocalYosuke IshidaKapal playing base with.


At the moment when the song ruses up,Fermented soymilk(Japan Soymilk Association) jumped, and it wrapped fine in Kapal.


The venue is full of customers, people taking pictures and people clapping hands are excitedly thoughtful.


At that time, KappiWell,(Sayama tea) and the date behind the hall.


After the live concert, Kapal gymnastics are dancing together ... ...


Kappi isWall DongI was doing.


At the end of the festival, the performance of Yu Daiko begins.


Although only about 30 minutes have elapsed since we finished live, the characters will appear one after another and enter the ring of dancing and dance.


Kapal also remembered the choreography firmly and showed a splendid dance.


Characters that did not participate in dancing also have fun services such as commemorative photo session.


All the events finished in no time. At the end, I'm off to see the characters going back to the waiting room.


Lastly, many fans were watching until the elevator door closed.


Kappa legendary kappa transmitted to Shiki city has become a local character that is loved by everyone as well as citizens.


In the area where there are local characters who are loved by locals, you can see the local people enjoying the event together with the characters. Since visiting locals of the local character and seeing and tasting the appealing specialties and specialties etc. will be the best support for the local characters, if you have some local character you are interested in, Why do not you plan a trip etc according to the schedule of the event in that area?