noun
boat festival; festival with portable shrines on boats
A festival where mikoshi (portable shrines) are carried on boats, often on a river or sea.
この地域では毎年夏に船祭りが行われる。
In this region, a boat festival is held every summer.
船祭りでは、神輿を載せた船が川を下る。
At the boat festival, boats carrying portable shrines go down the river.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') and 祭り (matsuri, 'festival').