Dictionary / Vocabulary / 矛山車
ほこだし
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Also written 鉾山車
川越の山車は、いわゆる鉾山車と呼ばれる形で、車輪が3つ、もしくは4つ付いています。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.