Miyaichi-Sai Summer Festival in Utsunomiya

Miyaichi-Sai or Miyaichi summer festival was held for three days last week.

The festival is held on a period between the rainy season and the hot summer season expressing people's joy of coming summer.

Hustle and bustle of the festival remind the citizens of the arrival of the summer.

First Summer Festival in My Town is Held

The first summer festival in my town is called miyaichi-sai.
The festival was held in the time between rainy season and hot summer season expressing people's joy of coming summer.

I happened to take some pictures of the very final scene of the festival.
They thanked the success of the festival and prayed their future happiness by clapping hands together.　
This 'clapping hands' is a common way of closing a festival in Japan.