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This Japanese matsuri holds every year for an endemic painter of Kouchi county--Ekin(1812-1876).
He was born in Edo period and learned paintings of Kanoh School which started from Momoyama period. I do not know whether the purpose is, for memorializing Ekin, showing regional features, or something else... Some places in Kauchi county holds a matsuri named after Ekin in mid-July. It was 7/21-7/22 this year.
During these days, some stores on the street exhibits paintings of Ekin in the evening, and appreciate these paintings with candle lights. Also, many actors enact roles that were depicted in Ekin’s works.
Many visitors who had ever seen Ekin’s by candle lights in the night admire the fantastic atmosphere.
It sounds great that one can appreciate a painting through a different way.