On December 1, 2023, water was sprayed all at once to check fire prevention water cannons at Kayabuki-no-Sato, a Kitanokuni Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District in Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture. A beautiful water arch was erected over the thatched roof as tourists watched.
In order to raise awareness of protecting thatched roofs from fire, the Nantan City Board of Education holds this event every spring and fall in cooperation with the Kitamura Kayabuki no Sato Preservation Society.
At around 1:30 p.m., as sirens rang, 62 water cannons waving their heads and spraying water to cover the thatched roof. Domestic and international tourists who came by tour buses cheered and pointed their smartphones and cameras at the sight of water spraying the roof and a rainbow appearing.
