What day is it today?
As is the case every time with SeaArt AI, it’s a bit close, but different.
I’d love to see a race with Midjourney’s boat design.
May 4th is “Boat Racing Day”, established by Shimonoseki Boat Racecourse with the aim of improving the image of the course and increasing the number of boat racing fans.
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“Boat Racing Day” prompt
Create an anime-style portrait of a woman with wildly flowing hair racing in a futuristic race boat under the morning sun.
The woman is wearing a skin-tight racing suit with a race number sewn into it.
The race boat is vivid red with cyberpunk mechanical mechanisms, giving it a luxurious and edgy shape.
The background is a race lake with other boats racing alongside it.
The overall design has a hyper-realistic style that shows the fine details of the clothing and accessories.Summary of what day it is today: May 4th
- Boat Race Day: Shimonoseki Boat Racecourse established this day with the aim of improving the image of the course and increasing the number of boat racing fans.
- Kiyomasa Festival: A grand festival held every year on May 4th and 5th at Kakurin-ji Temple in Shirokane, Tokyo, where Kato Kiyomasa is enshrined and fondly known as “Kiyomasa of Shirokane.” On both days only, “Iris Leaves-Inlaid Victory Charms” are awarded. In honor of Kiyomasa, who had great military fortune, the festival is imbued with the meaning of overcoming hardships, being blessed with good fortune, and “winning all competitions.”
- Spring Festival (Prayer for a Good Harvest): A festival held every year on May 4th and 5th at Toyokawa Inari Shrine in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, which is counted among Japan’s three major Inari shrines. Various events are held, including a portable shrine procession, a children’s parade, a Toyokawa Inari Sushi Grand Gathering, Toyorakuden Entertainment, and monkey shows.
- Iba Sakashita Festival: A Shinto ritual held every year on May 4th at Kinugasa Sanjinja Shrine in Higashi Omi City, Shiga Prefecture. The three portable shrines of Sannomiya, Hachioji, and Ninomiya, which contain the spirits of the three gods, are dragged down a steep cliff-side path about 500 meters long from Kinugasa Sanjinja Shrine, located on the mountainside of Kinugasayama (432.9m), to the large torii gate at the base of the mountain, by young parishioners.
- Shinoda Fireworks: A fireworks festival held every year on the night of this day at Shinoda Shrine in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture. It began in the Edo period when fireworks were made from saltpeter and offered as a thank you for prayers for rain. This fireworks is made by painting a design on a board with Japanese gunpowder made from a mixture of sulfur, saltpeter, and paulownia ash. It is a nationally selected intangible folk cultural asset as the “Omihachiman Fire Festival” along with the “Sagicho Festival” and “Hachiman Festival” at Himure Hachiman Shrine.
- Nanakawa Festival: A horse festival held every year in early May at Oarahiko Shrine in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture. Until 1995, it was held every year on May 10, but since the following year it has been held on May 4. It is said to have started in the Kamakura period when Sasaki Takanobu enshrined the ancestor of the Sasaki clan at Oarahiko Shrine and dedicated 12 yabusame horses and 12 targets to the shrine as thanks for his victory in battle.
- Kuge-yafuri: Held at Fukuda-ji Temple in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture on May 4 and mid-November. During the Edo period, the head priest, Seksen, took Kaneko, the younger sister of Nijō Saikei, the regent and chancellor of the right, into his chambers. It is said that the attendants who accompanied the lady introduced the “Kuge Yakburi” (court nobleman’s dance). The Yakburi that appears in the Kyoto Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Era) is called “Buke Yakburi” and can be seen all over the country, but the Kuge Yakburi can only be seen at Fukuda-ji Temple.
- Botanical Garden Day: Established in 2007 by the Japan Association of Botanical Gardens. May 4th, which became Greenery Day that year, was positioned as “Botanical Garden Day.”
- Family Day: When the Chinese restaurant chain Toh-Ten-Kō decided in 1985 that May 4th would be a national holiday, the public was invited to submit a suitable nickname for the day, and this was established.
- Business Card Day: Established by the Japan Business Card Research Society. May is pronounced May in English, and 4 is pronounced “shi,” so it became Business Card Day.
