Fushi Jizo Festival

Fushi Jizo Festival

Event Overview

The Hibushi Jizo Festival is a festival that is held with the Hibushi prayer service because the Jizo-do was destroyed by repeated fires. It originated in Eiroku 6 (1563) in the area of the Ma-Mihara shopping district and is a historic festival that has been held for more than 300 years. In the courageous naked mikoshi of the young people, the Kamikoshi with the Jizō-sama on board is milled and walked around in various places in the town, while the water is applied to the Gokase River, and the water is applied to pray for fire shelter. Fireworks from the Gokase River are set off on Sunday night.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Masimihara Shopping Street area
  • Address:   
  • Mimihara, Yamato-cho, Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto
  • PublicTransportation:   
JR Kumamoto Station → Car 1 hour 20 minutes
  • CarAccess:   
20km 25 minutes from Shandong Tonyabashi IC on Kyushu Chuo Road via National Route 218
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0967-83-1111 (Shandou Town Hall Soyo Branch Regional Promotion Office)
  • Parking Number:   
300 units/free

Event Period

  • Saturday, August 24-Sunday, August 25, 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events

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