The story
Fiction and adapted settings written by Akitsora Gaming for this title, including invented dialogue and events. This is not a historical or folklore reference. The rules and specification tables define the gameplay and math.
Sooryaa, sooryaa.
— When the float swings round the corner, the whole street shouts together.
I. A clear autumn harbour town
September in the harbour town: red lanterns under every eave, maple leaves leaning over the tiled roofs, the sea at the end of the stone street.
Before dawn the danjiri — a festival float carved from zelkova wood, warriors and waves on its face, gold fittings on its roof — is rolled out to the neighbourhood gate.
II. The pullers and the roof dancer
Hundreds of pullers grip the rope and run on the signal. The float is heavy; once it is moving, it does not stop.
The roof dancer, the daikukata, stands on top with a round fan. Where his fan points, the float turns — and when he leaps, the whole street roars with him.
III. Yarimawashi
At full speed the float reaches the corner, the front beam is levered over, and the whole float swings round in a cloud of dust. This is yarimawashi — the faster the turn, the louder the cheers.
Gather 4 racing floats for the fastest turn of the day: over the next 15 spins, the multipliers struck from the golden gong keep stacking (×2 to ×500). 3 more floats add 5 more spins.
IV. The lantern procession
At sunset the float is hung with a ring of lanterns and walks slowly through the streets. The pullers no longer run, the dancer waves his fan on the roof, and the golden gong rings out — and the festival day is done.