For a long time, I thought that Inuyama Castle and Inaba Castle were the same thing.

I was so embarrassed to think that I was being "laughed out of the room" by the tourists around me, when I was explaining the history of Inuyama Castle to my family in a pompous manner.

I thought there was something strange about it.

"How is it possible to climb the impregnable Inaba Castle in five minutes on foot?"

So, when I got home, I looked it up on Google Maps and found that Inaba Castle was located at the Kinkasan ropeway.

Next time, I will try to visit Inaba Castle.

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This time, in the castle town of Inuyama Castle, I visited the "Inuyama Karakuri" museum (which I think also serves as "storage"), and was overwhelmed by the magnificent floats, but on the other hand

"I wonder how these "festivals with parading floats" are maintained"

Well, to put it bluntly, in a nutshell, what is the "business model & cash flow of the festival"?

I understand that festivals have effects such as community recovery, creation of a sense of community, local production for local consumption, and tourism resources.

The economic impact of the festival in Japan is estimated to be 1.4 trillion yen (although I think this is a bit exaggerated).

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But if I were asked to push a float, I think I would either take a furlough, make a business trip, or go on a trip and run away.

In the first place, I don't have any attachment to the festival.

To be honest, I'd rather not be an organizer/implementer than a spectator.

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When I was talking about this to my wife, she said, "Isn't it impossible to understand the festival as a business model?"

According to my wife, in Fukuoka, it is officially allowed to take a day off from school to prepare for the festival (I don't know about that now).

In the comic "Howl of a Local Girl," the citizens of Hamamatsu are frequently portrayed as working together to celebrate the festival (although I don't know about the substance).

We are currently in the midst of the Corona disaster, so there is a lot of self-restraint on festivals. In particular, the "Hadaka Festival" is out of the question, however,

To be honest, I was astonished at the system that was able to mobilize so many participants for the "Hadaka Festival.

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As a researcher on the theme of "using human psychology (the negative side) as a power source for social systems," the "human-driven engine" called "festivals" is an interesting subject of study for me.

And research is something that we understand by practicing it ourselves.

As an individual, I definitely don't want to participate in the "Hadaka Festival," for example, but as a researcher, I do want to figure out the source of its energy.

Well, I don't even think they'll let me participate -- they'll just say, "Don't do it, you'll get hurt.