The best of the Spring parade is that people participate in every age range possible and that makes it so much fun. A particular group even consists of all different ages. It is a community parade!
Of course, the Samurai are first in line, Kamakura being the Ancient City of the Samurai. The 1st shogun Yoritomo Minamoto chose Kamakura as his capital city in 1192. (See further my blog of May 10, 2006 in the category of Kamakura).
Children dancing around.
Acrobats showing the most daring stunts.
At the end of the parade several small shrines are carried by people from the starting point to the end, finishing at the Hachimangu shrine. It is very heavy, but they can do it with everybody together carrying it in a regular movement of a dance.
