Hanamori Festival

Hanamori Festival

Event Overview

The Hanamori Festival is a spring festival that celebrates the spring visit by offering flowers to the goddess of the festival by offering flowers to the goddess of the festival, beginning in the Meiji era due to the buzzing of the spring flowers in the village of Amano. The approach to the road is lined with bamboo bottles decorated with flowers, followed by a celebration from 10 o'clock, and then at 13:30, Watami's bow, which reproduces the Shinkoshi procession that continues from the Middle Ages, is performed at a grand scale. The Kamikoshi Watami originated in the Kamakura period, and until the Muromachi period, it was called the "Hamadori Shrine", when the Kamikoshi traveled down the Kinokawa River to the Tamazshima Shrine in Wakaura. The current figure is a recreation of the Edo period Watari. In addition, there are other events of the shrine, such as the dance ceremony, the singing ceremony, and the rice cakes.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Niu Tsuhi Hime Shrine
  • Address:   
  • 230 Kamitano, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Kasada Station → Community bus 30 minutes, bus stop: Get off in front of Niu Tohuri Shrine, 1 minute walk
  • Car Access:   
12km 20 minutes from Katsuragi Nishi IC on Kyonawa Road via National Route 480 and Prefectural Road 4
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0736-26-0102 (Niu Tohiri Shrine)
  • Parking Number:   
80 cars/free; with temporary parking

Event Period

  • April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Enodal, annual events, procession, parade

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