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The Sanjō Festival (The Sanjō Hachiman Palace Spring Day Festival)

The Sanjō Festival (The Sanjō Hachiman Palace Spring Day Festival)

Event Overview

In 1822, the Meiji procession began when the Murakami feudal lord, Nobuatsu Naito, celebrated becoming Kyoto Shojidai. The Daimyō procession of 100,000 stones is going on the main street in the city. "Maigome [Maikomi]", in which parents take their children on their shoulders and pray for the child's disease-free disaster, is one of the features in the Yawatomiya precinct.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Sanjo Hachimatomiya
  • Address:   
  • 12-18 Yawata-cho, Sanjo-shi, Niigata
  • PublicTransportation:   
JR Kitasanjo Station → 10-minute walk
  • CarAccess:   
3km 10 minutes from Sanjanyan IC on Hokuriku Road via National Route 8
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0256-34-5605 (Sanjō City Economic Department Sales Strategy Office)
  • Parking Number:   
Free. Extraordinary parking to be installed

Event Period

  • Wednesday, May 14-Thursday, May 15, 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Enodal, annual event

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