カッパ祭りが開催されるということで行ってきました。
I went there because there was a kappa festival.
南砺市福光のだまし川のほたるとかっぱ村祭りです。
This is the Firefly and Kappa Village Festival at Damashi River in Fukumitsu, Nanto City.
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開催場所は福光の道の駅 The venue is Fukumitsu Roadside Station
福光の道の駅で開催されています。
It is held at the Fukumitsu roadside station.
住所はこちらです。
Here is the address.
〒939-1625 富山県南砺市中ノ江21
21 Nakanoe, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, 939-1625
高速道路からも割と近くて便利です。
It is quite close to the highway and convenient.
一年で１２万人も訪れる道の駅だそうです。
It is said that 120,000 people visit this roadside station every year.
道の駅には野菜や総菜、パン、アイス等いろいろな種類のものが販売されています。
The roadside station sells a variety of items such as vegetables, prepared foods, bread, and ice cream.
人気があるのもうなずけます。
It is no wonder that it is so popular.
だまし川のほたるとかっぱ村祭り Firefly and Kappa Village Festival of the Damashi River
行ってみた結果を発表します。
I will announce the results of my visit.
また行きたい。
I want to go again.
お昼からいきましたが、かなり楽しめました。
I went from lunchtime and had a lot of fun.
食べ物 Food
まず食べ物は豊富です。
First of all, there is a wide variety of food.
きゅうりのクレープやキュウリの一本漬けを始め、
焼き鳥、焼きそば、たこ焼き等いろいろあります。
There are various types of food, including cucumber crepes and pickled cucumbers,
yakitori, yakisoba, takoyaki, etc.
今回はそば協会の方たちがそばを打ってくれていました。
This time, the members of the Soba Association were making the soba.
一杯５００円で冷たいそばが食べれて最高でした。
It was great to be able to eat cold soba noodles for 500 yen a bowl.
また、道の駅の中にも総菜やお弁当を売っていますし、レストランもあります。
The roadside station also sells prepared foods and bento boxes, and has a restaurant.
いい感じでした。
It was nice.
催し物 Events
会場にはミニゲームがたくさんあります。
There are many mini games at the venue.
クイズや的あてなどがあり、うまくいくと缶バッジが貰えます。
There are quizzes and target shooting, and if you do well you can get a badge.
缶バッジを本部に持っていくと村民証が貰えます。
If you take the badge to the headquarters you can get a villager’s card.
ぜひとももらっておりたいところです。
I definitely want to get one.
スタッフの方がカッパの恰好をしています。
The staff are dressed as kappa.
若い人もそこそこの年の人もカッパです。
Young people and people of a certain age wear kappa.
偉い人もカッパです。
Important people wear kappa too.
こういうの良いですね。
This is nice.
祭りの方はすぐ横のだまし川でのカッパの供養から始まります。
The festival starts with a memorial service for the kappa at the nearby Damasu River.
その際にナマズの放流もされたようです。
It seems that catfish were also released at that time.
私たちはごはんを食べていましたので
見れませんでした。
We were eating so we didn’t get to see it.
園児の踊りの発表やカッパ川柳の表彰式、
よさこいの演武やダンスがありました。
There were dance presentations by the kindergarten children, an awards ceremony for Kappa Senryu poems, and Yosakoi demonstrations and dances.
餅つきもやっていまして、子供たちは餅つき体験もできました。
They also had a mochi pounding event, so the kids got to try it out.
この餅は振る舞い餅として缶バッジを持っている人にふるまわれました。
The mochi was given away to people who had tin badges.
缶バッジ最高です。
The tin badges were great.
私たちは餅を食べた後、帰りました。
After eating the mochi, we went home.
そのあとには演奏や灯篭流しなどが企画されていたようです。
After that, there were plans for music performances and a lantern floating event.
日が暮れればホタルもみれるとのことです。
Apparently, you can see fireflies when the sun goes down.
子供たちが大きくなったら最後まで楽しむことができそうです。
It looks like the kids will be able to enjoy it until the very end when they get older.
楽しみです。
I’m looking forward to it.
Memo: About Kappa
Kappa are Japanese monsters.
They are one of the most famous Japanese monsters.
Let me introduce them to you.
Characteristics
They are about the height of a child.
They have a plate on their head. The plate is filled with water.
They have a beak on their face.
They have webbed fingers between their fingers and toes.
They may or may not have a shell on their back.
They live near water. Because they are gods of water. Or used to be gods of water.
Favorite things
Kappa’s favorite things are as follows.
Fish
Cucumbers
Human liver
Sumo
There is one scary thing. As you would expect from a kappa, they are monsters.
What happens if you encounter them
There are two types.
１．They invite you to sumo.
If you lose, they will take your guts out.
Kappa are very strong sumo wrestlers.
When a kappa’s dish runs out of water, it loses its strength, so it is important to make it stand on its hands and bow properly before wrestling.
２．Being dragged into the water.
If you are dragged into the water, you will lose your nerve.
So be careful around water.
Summary
Kappa are legendary creatures.
Be careful not to get dragged into the water.
Also, even if you are not a kappa, be careful around water as it can be dangerous.
