Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan

Massive, elaborately decorated shrine floats are pulled through the streets of Kishiwada at breakneck speed during the annual Danjiri Matsuri festival held in the city in September. If you’re visiting at any other time of the year, you can get a taste of the festival atmosphere via videos played on large screens and see some of the danjiri floats up close at the Danjiri Kaikan, a museum dedicated to conveying the famous festival’s 300-year history and energetic present. Besides the rolling artworks themselves – some of which you can try climbing onto – the displays include lanterns, coats and various ornaments used during the festival.