ケアンズ祭り・最終日

9月7日（月）快晴

昨日はフェスティバル・ケアンズの最終日。メイン会場はシティーの北外れのコリンズ通り。植物園と貯水池跡地と公園に囲まれた1kmのゆったりスペースの歩行者天国に500の屋台店。植物園と貯水池のあちこちにステージが作られて音楽やダンスのパーフォーマンス。どこも入場無料。アルコールは禁止。子供も身障者も安心です。郷里・青森のネブタ祭りはアクセスも場所取りも大変。ゴミと雑踏の中で、暴走族が暴れ、酔漢同士が喧嘩して、祭り見物も命がけでした。

日本の夏祭り

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Last day of Festival Cairns
Mon. September 7 : fine

Yesterday was the last day of Festival Cairns. The main site was Collins Street, northernmost of City. There were 500 open-air stalls on the spacious 1-km-long pedestrians’ paradise surrounded by Botanical Garden, the old water tanks and the park. Several stages were built in the Botanical Garden and in the old water tanks for the music and dance performances. The entrance fee was free everywhere. Drinking was prohibited. It was safe for kids and disabilities, too. In Nebuta Festival from my hometown, Aomori the access and place saving were the big problems. Hoon ramped and drunks started fighting to each other in the rubbish and the crowd, so we had to watch the festival at the risk of our life.

Japanese summer festival