Morimachi Float: Meiji-cho, Meikaisha

It was named "Meikaisha" after Meiji-cho, a town name that came with the opening of the area during the era of civilization and enlightenment (bunmei kaika) in the Meiji period. It has the bold, elegant style, restraint and grace unique to the Mori Festival, and is often used as a reference when other towns build their floats. • The current float is the second generation and cost about 5,000 yen at the time • Painted with two coats, and with unique ingenuity in the woodwork • The dragon on the shirin (curved eave frame) is a single continuous piece Builder: Tomitaro Oguri (Meiji-cho), Shimpei Naito (Shinmachi), and others; designer Goro Kato (Meiji-cho) Carving: Risaburo Hayase (first-generation Asaun, then living in Kakegawa); original carving drawings by Soichi Anzai (Meiji-cho) Painting: Sadasuke Muramatsu (Kawaramachi); repairs by Kikuro Muramatsu (Minamimachi) Wheels: Kenjiro Morita (Kawaramachi)