Musical Festival Floats of Japan: Festival Ensembles in the Chita Peninsula and Aichi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789198557862)

Based on more than thirty years' fieldwork, this book aims to increase the understanding of music played on elaborate wooden floats which form vital components in Japanese festivals with a religious dimension. The focus is on float-festivals in Aichi prefecture in central Japan, butinternational and national perspectives come into play as well.

Author: Håkan Lundström
ISBN-10: 9198557866
ISBN-13: 9789198557862
Publisher: Lund University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d