Awara Onsen Spring Festival

Awara Onsen Spring Festival

Event Overview

The festival of the guardian god of the hot springs, the medicine of the medicine, which begins at around 12 o'clock with the dance service of the Awara Onsen geiko, and until around 22 o'clock with the komikoshi at the head, "Ningyo-Ba", "Sakura-Ba" and "Taiko-Ba" milled around the hot springs town.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Awara Onsen Town
  • Address:   
  • Awara City, Fukui Prefecture
  • PublicTransportation:   
JR Awara Onsen Station → Bus 10 minutes, bus stop: Awara-no-cho, 3 minutes walk; or Echizen Railway Awara-no-machi Station → 3 minutes walk
  • CarAccess:   
10km 20 minutes from Kinjin IC, Hokuriku, via National Highway 305
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0776-77-2349 (Awara Onsen Spring Festival Executive Committee Secretariat)
  • Parking Number:   
160 units/1 hour free, 100 yen for 1 hour or more ~ 6 hours, 200 yen for 6 hours or more, and 200 yen for 6 hours or more ~ 24 hours. There is also a toll parking lot around Awara Onsen Station (about 250 units)

Event Period

  • April 29, 2025 (fire, celebration)

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.

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