Building and Repairing Festival Floats
Gorgeous floats that encapsulate
a wide range of traditional craft skills
Society for the Conservation
of Festival Float Making
and Restoration Skills
Designated in 2002
554 Yamabushiyama-cho, Takoyakushi Sagaru, Muromachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku,
Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 604-8156
From woodwork to sculpture, lacquering, metalwork and dyeing, the making and restoration of festival floats depends on a wide range of craft skills. The devices and decorations used in festivals are an amalgam of traditional Japanese craft techniques that continues to brighten our lives today.
