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The small village of Kayabuki No Sato in Kyoto Japanese Prefecture known for its houses with traditional thatched roofs, as well as an amazing system of sprayers that turned this settlement into one big fountain.
True, you can see such a unique action only twice in year: in May and December. The fact is that sprayers play a role reliable protection against fires, and used (tested for health) they are only every six months, which attracts here in this is the time of thousands of tourists.
Kayabuki No Sato has a little over 40 buildings, and each one equipped with a thatched roof. Nowhere else in Japan you will find such a large number of structures with straw roofs. Not less, adherence to ancient traditions made this village incredibly vulnerable to fire.
In 2000, another fire broke out here, destroying part villages (none of the residents, fortunately, was hurt), and then it was decided to install a powerful near almost every building sprayer capable of quickly extinguishing a flame. In order not to spoil a picturesque view of the village, devices with hoses were placed in special wooden “houses” with automatically opening roofs.
Annual Spring and Autumn Testing Event the sprayers turned out so terrific and unforgettable a spectacle that quickly turned into a full-fledged festival, on which every time attracts many Japanese and guests of the country the rising sun.
62 hoses shoot at once in the sky and begin to rotate, watering nearby thatched roofs with jets of water. By the way, in sunny days appear above the village during such a festival numerous rainbows, giving the bucolic place a truly charming view. However, see for yourself and evaluate it. unique sight. True, according to the authors of such videos, the video cannot convey all the beauty and fabulousness of this “performance”, which for the residents of Kayabuki-no-Sato is simple annual fire prevention …
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