Gun Festival

Gun Festival

Event Overview

On Saturday, the 7th at the annual festival of Yawata Shrine, it starts at 19 o'clock. On Sunday, the performance of Ogano Kabuki will be performed from 13:00, and the Daimyō procession will be held from 15:30. The origin of the name of the "Ojitachi Shinto", which takes place from 16 o'clock, is due to the "Ojitachi" Shinto ritual, where the Kamima runs up to the shrine in an empty gun fired on both sides of the approach.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Yawata Shrine
  • Address:   
  • 2756 Iida, Ogano-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama
  • Public Transportation:   
Seibu Seibu Chichibu Station → Bus 49 minutes, Bus stop: Kurio, 5 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
From Kanetsu-do Hanazen IC via National Route 140・ 299 49km 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0494-75-5060 (Ogano Town Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
200 units/free

Event Period

  • December 13 (Saturday) - December 14 (Sunday), 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances, procession and parade

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