Kamikawado Insect Sending Festival

Kamikawado Insect Sending Festival

Event Overview

It entrusts the safety of rice cultivation to Sanemori-san's straw doll and flows it into the river, handing down folk events that are transmitted to the upper part of the Eno River, where he wishes to have a good harvest of five grains and a no-sickness disaster. The rituals at the shrine, the dance of a sanemori doll in the precinct, the procession of a sannemori doll over the top of Inada, and the Kagura performance performed by the local Kagura troupe at the same time, many visitors from the neighborhood, including the district residents. In addition, "Mibu no Hanada-planted" is also being held at another venue on the same day. Image courtesy of Kitahiroshima Town Tourism Association

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Near Kamikawado Kumano Shrine and Kamikawado Meeting Hall
  • Address:   
  • Kawato, Kitahiroshima, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Hiroshima Station → Bus 1 hour, Bus stop: Chiyoda Inter disembarking, 15 minutes car
  • Car Access:   
15 minutes from Chiyoda IC on China Road via National Route 261, 433
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0826-72-6908 (Kitahiroshima Town Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
30 units/free

Event Period

  • June 7, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Agricultural Rites


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