Video. Tokyo festival turns streets into a giant water fight

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 17, 2026 · 107 words · By Frederique Mauduit

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What to know about Video. Tokyo festival turns streets into a giant water fight

Buckets, hoses and water pistols soak participants carrying portable shrines through eastern Tokyo during the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on Sunday, 16 August.

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What happened

Buckets, hoses and water pistols soak participants carrying portable shrines through eastern Tokyo during the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on Sunday, 16 August.

Why it matters

The footage shows crowds drenching the bearers while firefighters spray them with hoses.

Common ground

Held once every three years, the main procession featured 54 mikoshi carried along an eight-kilometre route by about 25,000 people.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In 1807, Eitai Bridge collapsed under the weight of crowds watching the procession, killing nearly 1,500 people?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 1807, Eitai Bridge collapsed under the weight of crowds watching the procession, killing nearly 1,500 people.”

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The provided evidence for this claim is entirely irrelevant, consisting of energy company billing pages and general lists of bridge failures without mentioning the Eitai Bridge collapse of 1807 or the specific death toll.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of bridge failures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of non-deliberate structural failures and collapses of buildings and other structures including bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_building_and_structure…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toen Shōsetsu (兎園小説, "Tales from the Rabbit Garden") is a collection of unusual tales, rumors, and scholarly discussions compiled by Kyokutei Bakin (1767–1848) under his given name Takizawa Toku. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toen_Shōsetsu

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Claim 2: “The festival dates back to 1642, when Tokyo was still known as Edo.”

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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant (discussing Portuguese punctuation/commas) or too general (Wikipedia entry on Fukagawa Matsuri without mentioning the 1642 date). No source provided confirms the 1642 origin date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fukagawa Matsuri (深川祭, Fukagawa Matsuri; formerly 深川八幡祭 Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri) or the Fukagawa Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sannō…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukagawa_Matsuri

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web search NEUTRAL — A vírgula [, ] é um sinal de pontuação que marca uma pequena pausa. Separa elementos dentro de uma frase. Separa orações: Ele disse que viria cedo, mas ainda não chegou.
https://www.normaculta.com.br/virgula/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 29, 2012 · Conheça as principais regras para o uso da vírgula. Descubra quando não se deve usar esse sinal de pontuação. Saiba também quando usar o ponto e vírgula.
https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/uso-da-virgula.htm

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Claim 3: “Held once every three years, the main procession featured 54 mikoshi carried along an eight-kilometre route by about 25,000 people.”

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Two independent web sources confirm the specific details: one mentions 54 mikoshi in an eight-kilometre procession, and another (Rakuten Travel) confirms the 8-kilometer route and that the 'Hon-matsuri' (main festival) occurs every three years with over 50 mikoshi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Japanese folklore, the kappa (河童; "river-child") is a familiar type of water monster, considered one of three major yōkai. Kappa are said to be inhabiting the ponds and rivers of Japan. It is also …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (in Japanese: 名所江戸百景, romanized: Meisho Edo Hyakkei) is a series of 119 ukiyo-e prints begun and largely completed by the Japanese artist Hiroshige (1797–1858), of Edo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Famous_Views_of_Ed…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shinto (Japanese: 神道, Hepburn: Shintō; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕiꜜn.toː]), also called Shintoism, is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, it is often r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto

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Claim 4: “Buckets, hoses and water pistols soak participants carrying portable shrines through eastern Tokyo during the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on Sunday, 16 August.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri is one of Tokyo's 'wettest' festivals where participants are drenched with water. One source specifically mentions the event taking place on August 16, 2026, and others confirm it is a major traditional festival in eastern Tokyo.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tokyo holds many festivals (matsuri) throughout the year. Major Shinto shrine festivals include the Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine, and the Sanja Festival at Asakusa Shrine. The Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivals_in_Tokyo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tomioka Hachiman Shrine (富岡八幡宮, Tomioka Hachimangū) is the largest Hachiman shrine in Tokyo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomioka_Hachiman_Shrine

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