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Akagi Shrine Festival

Akagi Shrine Festival

Event Overview

Once every twelve years, the "108m" oversized snake mikoshi, which appears only in the year of the snake, is finally here. The large snake mikoshi watagomi by hundreds of bearers is impressive. (108m large snake mikoshi Watagomi is only on May 9) Image courtesy: Laojin Hot Springs Tourism Association

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Laojin Hot Springs
  • Address:   
  • 607-1 Rōjin, Tone Town, Numata, Gunma Prefecture
  • PublicTransportation:   
JR Numata Station → Bus 40 minutes, Bus stop: Get off the Laojin Onsen, 5 minutes on foot
  • CarAccess:   
20km 20 minutes from Numata IC on Kanetsu Road via National Route 120
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0278-56-3013 (Laojin Hot Springs Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
25 units/free

Event Period

  • Friday, May 9-Saturday, May 10, 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Mikoshi (portable shrines), festival floats, etc.


A state of young Mikoshito
Laojin Hot Springs Tourism Association

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