Some promotion for an upcoming festival (or matsuri) in Nakano-ward, just out of Shinjuku.
On the weekend of 16/17/18 July the Chample Festival will be celebrated (don't ask me what 'Chample' is supposed to mean though...). It will be three days of エイサー (eisa) which seems to be some kind of Okinawan dance.
In any case from 11am to 8pm on Saturday and Sunday, and from 11am to 7pm on Monday Nakano will be filled with music and dance.
There will be an outdoor stage in front of the Nakano Sunplaza square (中野サンプラザ前広場) where there will be performances of 'eisa', Okinawan bands, folkmusic (民謡演奏), taiko performances (!), karate demonstrations, magicians and more. Of course there will be food and drinks sold in the area as well. [just saw that one of the foods sold is 'chample/チャンプルー'. I guess that's the link?]
The flyer says:
エイサーとは？沖縄でお盆に行われる先祖供養のための念仏踊りが始まりと云われ、現在は華やかで躍動感溢れる群舞へと発展しました。実は中野では３５年も前からエイサーを踊る若者たちがいたのです。
What is 'eisa'? Begun as a Nenbutsu (buddhist invocation?) dance for the commemoration of one's ancestors celebrated at O-bon in Okinawa, it has now developed into a spectacular and vibrant dance. In Nakano, young people have been dancing 'eisa' since 35 years ago.
More information on this link about Okinawan rituals and festivals I'd so much love to go there once!
I'll be there on the Saturdayevening, which will hopefully be a proper ending to six months in Tokyo!
And some links:
Heart Beat Nakano re the Festa
Uchikoshi Taiko - performing at 7pm on Saturday, and 5pm (I think) on Monday
I got curious. Chample is apparently a Okinawan dish. Info in JP here. It seems to be a stir-fried dish of goya (Jp vegetable) and tofu. Will have to try that out next week...
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