Chunghai Gion Festival and Mikoshi Event

Chunghai Gion Festival and Mikoshi Event

Event Overview

It is one of the ancient Chunghai Great Festivals, where a young man who turns 20 in that year plays the main role. It is said that the man who wears a stuffed monkey on his side and turns a god koran weighing 600kg, and who takes the monkey will be sick for one year.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Chunghai Town
  • Address:   
  • Tadami Town, Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Chungkai Station → 5 min walk
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0846-26-0859 (Chungumi Hachiman Shrine)

Event Period

  • July 19, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.

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