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Hie Shrine Spring Festival (Yoshidabayashi Lion Dance)

Hie Shrine Spring Festival (Yoshidabayashi Lion Dance)

Event Overview

In the middle of the Edo period, sunshine and drought continued, and crops could not be obtained, and a plague spread in the village, killing many people. Seeing this scourge, it begins that the Lord of the Time dedicated three lion heads for exorcism. At present, as a festival event, the village is held around the village after the dedication at Hie Shrine during the Spring Festival.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Hie Shrine
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0495-72-1334 (Honjo City Tourism Association Kodama Branch (in Honjo City Kodama General Branch))
  • Address:   
  • 925 Yoshitabayashi, Kodama-cho, Honjo-shi, Saitama
  • PublicTransportation:   
JR Kodama Station → 15-minute walk
  • CarAccess:   
5km 10 minutes from Honjo Kodama IC on Kanetsu Road via National Route 462
  • Parking Number:   
10 units/free

Event Period

  • Sunday, April 6, 2025

Price

Free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances


Lion dance votive performed in cherry blossoms in full bloom

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