http://www.sagajet.com Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:48:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.sagajet.com/karatsu-kunchi-2 http://www.sagajet.com/karatsu-kunchi-2#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:12:23 +0000 Seb Collet http://www.sagajet.com/?p=117 Karatsu Kunchi is easily one of the best festivals in Saga-ken, maybe even in the world. Well, I can't really support that, but suffice it to say that I like it. There is a feeling of excitement that emanates from every karatsu-jin in the last few weeks of October. Since the dying embers of summer they have been practicing the flute or the drum in the streets of the old center every night. They have been counting down day by day to the most important day of their year. They have plenty of beer, shochu and sake stored away so that they will not run out in this time of great need. They have prepared huge feasts, enough to feed their extended family five times over. They have been dreamily remembering the excesses of the year before. They have thinking about Karatsu Kunchi! Continue reading →]]> http://www.sagajet.com/karatsu-kunchi-2/feed 0