[Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture] Impressive! ``Tatekeputa House'' where you can experience the history and excitement of ``Goshogawara Tatekeputa'' all year round

Goshogawara Tachi-Neputa, which is one of the three major Aomori festivals along with Nebuta in Aomori City and Hirosaki Neputa in Hirosaki City, is held on August 4th every year in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture. This is a summer festival that will be held from the 8th to the 8th.

The brightly colored Neputa and the energetic chants of "Yatte Mare! Yatte Mare!" echo through Aomori's short summer night sky, inspiring and exciting people.

This time, we would like to introduce you to ``Tatekeputa no Yakata,'' a facility where you can experience Goshogawara Tatekeputa, a summer tradition in Aomori, at any time.

What is Goshogawara Tatekaputa?

From the mid-Meiji period to the Taisho period, Goshogawara prospered due to the rich agricultural resources provided by the Tsugaru Plain. It gave birth to powerful merchants and landowners. Soon, these wealthy people started displaying floats (neputa) at summer festivals as a symbol of their power.

Since Neputa was used as a symbol of power and wealth, there was no way it could be outdone by others, and as a result of competition, Neputa gradually grew in size.

For this reason, if you come into contact with someone else's Neputa during the festival, it is normal for arguments to result in fights. It is said that Tachineputa's Yatte Mare shout came from the slogan "Do it!" at that time. It's a pretty disturbing development!

Characteristics of Goshogawara Tatekaputa

The most distinctive feature of Goshogawara Tatekaputa is the size of the Neputa.
The Neputa festival floats are over 20 meters high and weigh around 19 tons, requiring the help of dozens of people to operate them.

On the day of the festival, three of these large-sized ``Jibuta'' will be in operation, as well as medium-sized ``Jibuta'' made by companies and high school students, as well as Hayashi (accompanied by drums, flutes, and hand-held gongs) and ``Haneto'' who will be walking around Goshogawara together. They parade through the city center and liven up the festival.

The mythical Neputa has been brought back to life for the first time in 90 years.

Goshogawara Tachibuta is now one of Aomori Prefecture's most representative summer festivals.
It was during the late Meiji period that Goshogawara City was most active in making giant Neputa festival floats, and at its peak, Neputa floats as tall as 30 meters were being built.
However, with the spread of electric wires, the height of Neputa was restricted, and as the times changed, Neputa became smaller.

After Neputa became smaller, Goshogawara City's tradition of giant Neputa was discontinued, but after Meiji era photographs and drawings of the pedestals were discovered, citizen volunteers started building giant Neputa 22 meters high. Successfully reproduced. In 1996, the festival was revived for the first time in 90 years as ``Goshogawara Tatsuyaputa''.

``Tachineputa no Yakata'' conveys the excitement of the festival as it is

A striking building with a height of 38 meters and 6 stories above ground stands in the center of Goshogawara City.
This is ``Tatekaputa no Yakata''.

This facility has three large Neputa that were actually used at the festival on display at all times, and also serves as a production and storage area for large Tagaputa.

The spectacular appearance of Taketa Tachine

On the day of the Goshogawara Tachi-puta, the wall of the Tachi-puta mansion opens to reveal a large Tachi-puta.

Every year, the moment when the huge Tachi-Buta appears in the festival from his mansion attracts many spectators, making it one of the festival's highlights.

Highlights of “Tachibuta no Yakata”

Its main role is to preserve Tachineputa, but there are many other things to see inside the museum. I will introduce each place in turn.

Tachineputa Exhibition Room

The ``Tachineputa Exhibition Room'' can be said to be the main part of the Tachineputa Museum. The tour starts from the 4th floor, which is at a height where you can look down on Neputa from above.

In addition to being able to take a closer look at the large Tachimuda while descending through a gentle spiral path, there are also many exhibits that allow you to learn about the history of Tachimuda.

giant screen screening

On the huge screen in the Tachikenputa exhibition room, you can enjoy the history of Tachikenputa and the beautiful nature and scenery of Goshogawara.

Scenes from the day of Goshogawawara Tachibuta will also be shown, giving you the feeling of being there at the festival at any time.

Tachineputa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Another highlight is the Tachineputa Factory, where you can see how Tachineputa is actually being made and see its progress.
The large-scale Tachi-Puta was made in about 50 parts over a period of more than half a year, and then assembled using a crane in the Tachi-Puta exhibition room over a period of about two days.
From April to June, visitors can try out paper pasting on Neputa for free.

A multipurpose hall where you can see the medium-sized Jinbuta up close.

In the multipurpose hall, which serves as a rest space, you can tour the medium-sized Jiabuta that was actually used at the festival for free.

In 2022, when the Goshogawara Tachikaputa will be held for the first time in three years due to the new coronavirus infection, a medium-sized Tachikaputa from the popular game series "Momotaro Dentetsu", commonly known as "Momotetsu", which was the first to run the festival, will be on display. , which entertained many onlookers with its unique appearance.

Tachineputa House＜Information＞

• Facility name: Tachineputa no Yakata
• Address: 506-10 Omachi, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture
• Phone number: 0173-38-3232
• Official URL: Tachineputa no Yakata

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in conclusion

The gigantic Tachineputa was revived after 90 years thanks to the passion of the citizens of Goshogawara.
``Tachineputa no Yakata'', where you can see it up close at any time, is the perfect spot for sightseeing in Aomori Prefecture. Why not visit and experience the excitement of summer for yourself?