Lucky Star Matsuri

Tue 2008/09/09 01:38 JST

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Its nearing the end of Summer and there is a load of matsuri (festivals) taking place here n there.
This is a picture of a Shinyo [神輿] - it typically weights over 100kg and is carried by loads of folk while bouncing it up n down during the matsuri. The Japanese Wikipedia explains it to be a transport for the gods while other entries explain it to be a vessel for ghosts.

Yunakiti has more pics and a Niconico video of this Lucky Star Shinyo being carried by 120 LS fans.

You be no surprised that this matsuri took place at Washinomiya Shrine. This years festival was attended by 50,000 people - an increase of 20,000 from last year according to Sankei.

There will be a Matsuri around my area this weekend - will take pics.

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chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09)
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/

oh gosh how cute :D

Tue 2008/09/09 02:08:17 JST (ID #295210)

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SlickDog in サンフランシスコ (Registered on 2007/11/23)
Freelance Digital Production Artist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/victor_lee/sets/

OMG, it lights up, too.

Tue 2008/09/09 02:12:47 JST (ID #295218)

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Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13)
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/

God I wish I was back in Japan right now =(

Tue 2008/09/09 02:14:41 JST (ID #295219)

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- Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13)
  http://www.sankakucomplex.com/
  
  Watching the NicoNico vids was awesome! Comments sure are funny ^_^;
  
  Look for my comment at :03 into the 2nd, longer vid:
  外人ヲタクなのに俺も行きたかった！らき☆すたは愛！萌え萌え萌え！！
  
  =D
  
  Tue 2008/09/09 02:47:28 JST (ID #295238)
  
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  - tammie86 in San Jose, CA (Registered on 2008/01/08)
    Secretary
    http://figured.wordpress.com/
    
    I think you wrote wotaku （ヲタク） rather than otaku　（オタク） :(
    
    Wed 2008/09/10 09:52:49 JST (ID #296664)
    
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-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01)
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/

Cool! Please don't destroy this thing when the festival is over!

Tue 2008/09/09 02:15:14 JST (ID #295220)

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mavadotar in Peterborough, Canada (Registered on 2007/12/11)
Otaku Security Guard

*worship* lol

Tue 2008/09/09 02:20:32 JST (ID #295225)

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meronpan in カリフォルニア (Registered on 2007/12/30)
software manager
http://wawawawasuremono.com

wholy crap that's a huge increase! i wonder how many people attended before lucky star aired ^^;;

Tue 2008/09/09 02:31:08 JST (ID #295231)

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i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
student , otaku and awesome blogger
http://otakudan.com

i think that the only people that are going to carry that are going to be lucky star fans

Tue 2008/09/09 03:08:24 JST (ID #295249)

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Zou in New York City (Registered on 2008/07/08)
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
http://www.otakuinternational.com

Damn Lucky Star must be really loved in Japan.

Tue 2008/09/09 03:21:49 JST (ID #295255)

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Tami in Germany - Düsseldorf (Registered on 2007/12/16)
IT-Architect, SysAdmin, WebDesign and Coding, Virtualization (VMware + NetApp)
http://www.milkdrop.de/

That's ... wow... i want that...! ><

Tue 2008/09/09 03:26:22 JST (ID #295260)

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Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/

ho...damn...ummm....no.... I mean, it's cute and all...but no...

Tue 2008/09/09 04:08:58 JST (ID #295294)

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Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph

facepalm.png

Tue 2008/09/09 04:27:56 JST (ID #295303)

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Demi-Alucard in your face! (Registered on 2008/05/06)
Musically inclined Pervert

A transport for Gods huh..

then why lucky star?!

why not Haruhi?!!? T_T

Tue 2008/09/09 04:29:17 JST (ID #295306)

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- Shugo in Tokyo/Akihabara, Japan (Registered on 2008/08/28)
  SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
  
  Why not both?
  
  Tue 2008/09/09 06:11:28 JST (ID #295419)
  
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- Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13)
  http://www.sankakucomplex.com/
  
  This was at the Lucky Star shrine, although Konata in Haruhi cosplay somewhere mightve made sense :D
  
  Tue 2008/09/09 07:35:33 JST (ID #295533)
  
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Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/12)
Seeing red!!!

That is some serious Lcky Star go-ers...

Tue 2008/09/09 04:47:41 JST (ID #295320)

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- spidr245 in Everywhere, Anywhere, and sometimes There too (Registered on 2008/08/25)
  Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
  
  Oh. This is only the beginning. I'm sure there is much more to come.
  
  Tue 2008/09/09 07:32:59 JST (ID #295528)
  
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Shugo in Tokyo/Akihabara, Japan (Registered on 2008/08/28)
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy

HA HA HA HA!!!! I love Lucky Star to death, and I love this CART!!!

Tue 2008/09/09 05:48:40 JST (ID #295386)

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leefe in a tincan. (Registered on 2007/08/15)
Lazyass human
http://nipah.wordpress.com

Lol at Tokikake Konata

Tue 2008/09/09 06:08:41 JST (ID #295408)

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- Shugo in Tokyo/Akihabara, Japan (Registered on 2008/08/28)
  SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
  
  I love TokiKake, and Konata!!!
  
  Tue 2008/09/09 06:10:59 JST (ID #295417)
  
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Dr.Carnage in Singapore (Registered on 2008/08/06)
Student
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I want that Shinyo in my room!

Tue 2008/09/09 06:41:43 JST (ID #295458)

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daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04)
The Sword of Magus
http://daichouginga.blogspot.com/

Nice and cute. Did they use a paintbrush for the design? It's very pretty. ^^

Tue 2008/09/09 06:53:44 JST (ID #295483)

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ana_b in San Diego, CA (Registered on 2008/09/06)

Awesome! This picture just made my day :)

Tue 2008/09/09 08:06:00 JST (ID #295568)

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Harts in Estonia (Registered on 2008/06/02)
Student

Cool. Lucky Star Matsuri:)

Tue 2008/09/09 09:23:23 JST (ID #295645)

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Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13)
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/

Here's a FNN News report on this, complete with interviews and a million subtitles just like the Japanese like them:
http://fnn.fujitv.co.jp/news/headlines/category05.html

Tue 2008/09/09 09:25:34 JST (ID #295651)

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XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com

Yes, it's worth worshiping. XD

Tue 2008/09/09 09:58:44 JST (ID #295685)

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suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/

Interesting, the influence or rather, fandom of Lucky Star is well appreciated.

Tue 2008/09/09 11:07:03 JST (ID #295746)

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silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
???Confused???

That's one heck of a ride...

Tue 2008/09/09 11:40:45 JST (ID #295783)

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lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/

I guess this Shinyo, carries goddesses... Teenage ones at that!

Tue 2008/09/09 12:07:07 JST (ID #295814)

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BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net

hahaha. Lucky Star fans are awesome. LS Shinyo FTW! ^^

Tue 2008/09/09 12:09:34 JST (ID #295818)

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illustrador in ph (Registered on 2008/09/09)
Multimedia Arts Student
http://illustrador.deviantart.com

What?!! Are they serious to bounce that thing up and down looking like that? Oh, well, if its Japan... let the bouncing commence.

Tue 2008/09/09 13:58:12 JST (ID #295871)

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aseps in japan (Registered on 2008/08/10)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aseps/

OMG! i did not know of this matsuri! i living very near to washinomiya. i got there this year and take a lot of photos! oh well... maybe next year...

Tue 2008/09/09 17:29:19 JST (ID #295967)

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glaglaman in Reunion (Fr.) (Registered on 2008/08/27)
Student

lucky star is everywhere in japan ! ^^

Tue 2008/09/09 18:06:06 JST (ID #295995)

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Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth (Registered on 2007/12/18)
Student and full-time otaku

Tsukasa-chan and her sis really get the masses moving ^^

Tue 2008/09/09 19:56:15 JST (ID #296044)

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Meimi132 in Stuck in the void between the net life and real life. (Registered on 2007/12/03)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/

Ooooo pics of matsuri!! Can't wait! And lol at the Lucky Star charas.

Tue 2008/09/09 21:15:40 JST (ID #296109)

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Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/

I visited the Washinomiya shrine on my last trip to Japan. At the shrine where those wooden plaques hang with something written on it, there are quite a lot with a picture of one of the Lucky Star characters on it (took pictures of that). And I got a picture of my with that black marble plate at the entrance.

Hmm, wanted to link to a post on my blog about it, but seems like I (still) haven't put any pictures in that post yet ^^

Wed 2008/09/10 02:18:57 JST (ID #296306)

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Yaku in Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA (Registered on 2008/08/27)
Student, part-time slave
http://yakuri.wordpress.com/

I just wonder, this are the equivalent of religion in Japan, how can they let anime get into it?

Wed 2008/09/10 03:52:53 JST (ID #296384)

reply to Yaku's comment
- Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13)
  http://www.sankakucomplex.com/
  
  Remember, what the Japanese (and many other Asians) would consider their "religion" does not fall in neatly at all with us Westerners' ideas about it. If anything, Japanese would think weirdly of this as being more a bizzare change to an ancient Japanese tradition, not a necessarily a religious one.
  
  Alternatively you could just say your religion is "Haruhiism" or"Otakuism" and call this a sacred rite ^_^
  
  Wed 2008/09/10 09:28:41 JST (ID #296646)
  
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Denki-koiji. in ピエール、サウスダコタ (Registered on 2007/12/05)
anime, programmer, gfx designer, illustrator ^^
http://denkikoiji.com

wow thats cool ^^ lucky star ftw XD ^^

Wed 2008/09/10 10:31:28 JST (ID #296721)

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Miki-kun in Perth, Australia (Registered on 2007/08/16)
System Administrator and full-time Otaku

Went to the shrine in February just after a smaller festival (didn't know about it), and there were a large number of Lucky Star and Haruhi prayer plaques posted there, as well as a car totally plastered with Lucky Star itasha in the car park.

Sadly, on the afternoon we went none of the restaurants in the area were open, so we could only take pictures of the Lucky Star menus in the windows.

Wed 2008/09/10 16:05:35 JST (ID #296993)

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varutieru in indonesia (Registered on 2008/08/26)
student / NEET

when's the festival begin?
i would love to see that...

Wed 2008/09/10 17:23:07 JST (ID #297058)

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potatochobit in Dallas, TX (Registered on 2008/08/18)
http://tenori-taiga.blogspot.com/

Reminds me of the zetsubou sensei episode

Sun 2008/09/14 04:54:30 JST (ID #300555)

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SixDreams in The City of Angels, LA. (Registered on 2008/09/15)
Veteran gamer.

Sheesh! Lucky Star fans all over the world would pay millions for that thing. That's pretty flippin' awesome.

Thu 2008/09/18 10:19:07 JST (ID #305652)

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Argyle in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2008/12/23)
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com

w00t LUCKY STAR~~~!! =3hhee Konata FTW =3

Tue 2009/04/21 00:45:11 JST (ID #572453)

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squire in australia (Registered on 2009/07/23)
student
http://agito786.deviantart.com/

wow, that is awesome! XD

Fri 2009/07/24 13:30:18 JST (ID #684360)

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tamaki kousaka in korea (Registered on 2009/07/06)
otaku!
http://cafe.daum.net/heavyvehicle

COOL ^_______^

Sun 2009/08/02 16:12:37 JST (ID #692543)

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