Taro Hashimazaki Shrine Festival

Event Overview

The Spring Festival is held at the Hashimazaki Shrine on February 4 (Sunday close to this in recent years) in the lunar calendar. Two rites, "Funamochi", which wishes for the safety of the voyage, and "Tauchi", which wishes for a good harvest, are held in succession. As for the ship, there is a 5-year-old child carrying a model boat around the precinct, and then there is a boat song by an adult. Tashi reproduces rice planting with Techo (as father) and Taro (as child) using cattle. Kagoshima Prefecture Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Image courtesy: Ichikikushikino City Board of Education

Info

Event Location:

Hashimazaki Shrine

Address:

5944 Hashima, Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima

Public Transportation:

JR Kushikino Station → Bus 30 minutes, bus stop: Get off in front of Hashima Elementary School, 15 minutes on foot

Car Access:

12km25 minutes from Kushikino IC on Minami-Kyushu Road via National Route 3

Phone Number:

0996-21-5113 (Ichiki Kushikino City Board of Education Association Education Division)

Event Period

March 22, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events

Ichikikushikino City Board of Education

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