過越の祭

すぎこしのまつり すぎこしまつり

Passover

越

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE)

過

か

surplus- (attaches to start of Sino-Japanese words), excess-, over-

中越

ちゅうごし なかごし

over center field (centre)

越後

えちご

Echigo, old name for Niigata Prefecture

越権

えっけん

going beyond authority, unauthorized, unauthorised, ultra vires

越訴

えっそ

appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter, hibernation

信越

しんえつ

region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo, Nagano and Niigata

三越

みつこし

Mitsukoshi (department store)

上越

じょうえつ

area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata

優越

ゆうえつ

supremacy, predominance, being superior to

越す

こす

to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across

借越

outstanding debt; overdraft

越境

えっきょう

border transgression

壱越

いちこつ

(in Japan) 1st note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D)

越波

えっぱ

wave overtopping

呉越

ごえつ

Go-Etsu, two rival states in ancient China

越国

こしのくに

Koshi (former province located in present-day Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata prefectures; later split into Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo)