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Chichibu Kawase Festival

Chichibu Kawase Festival

Event Overview

One of Chichibu's representative summer festivals to perform sick care events. In contrast to the night festival in December, the Kawase Festival is considered a children's festival, and four stalls and four kasambots are pulled around by children. On the 20th, the "Shinkokanai no Gi" will be performed in the clear stream of Arakawa to wash the Shinkokoshi. Image courtesy of Chichibu City

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Around Chichibu Shrine
  • Address:   
  • 1-3 Banba-cho, Chichibu-shi, Saitama (Chichibu Shrine)
  • PublicTransportation:   
Seibu Seibu Chichibu Station → 10-minute walk; or Chichibu Railway Chichibu Station → 3-minute walk
  • CarAccess:   
35km 50 minutes from Kanetsu Road Hanazono IC via National Route 140
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0494-25-5209 (Chichibu City Tourism Section)
  • Parking Number:   
300 units/free; with temporary parking

Event Period

  • July 19 (Fri)-July 20 (Sat), 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.


Chichibu City

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