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Festival with 1,000-year history succumbs to graying population
(www.japantimes.co.jp)
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2024
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Gonna be honest and say that I read "gaying" population at first and was curious to read how that impacts any festival at all.
Sad to hear that the demographic shift has such an impact on certain traditions. Let's see if they can change the form of the festival and keep it around in some way.