The 2009 Tsukiyama Matsuri (月山祭り) was held on Saturday and Sunday, September 5-6. Tsukiyama Matsuri is the annual festival for Jinego (笹子), a village in Chokai, Yurihonjo, Akita. The festival is typically the first weekend in September, and the Saturday night is the most interesting part. The parade goes down main street, ending at the small shrine. In the parade there are several floats, carried by young men who chant and are given sake to drink by passers by. If you look for it in the video, you might notice a woman filling a small cup with a tea kettle — the tea kettle is full of sake, not tea. Girls are recruited to do a festival dance, and boys are recruited to drum. The parade ends at the shrine, and after everyone arrives, there are various performances on the stage there. As is standard at Japanese festivals, there are many street vendors with stands for festival food, games, and apparel.