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Sakurabuchi Park is the southern entrance of Tenryu Oku Mikawa National Park, a prefectural nature park known as "Mikawa no Arashiyama". As the name implies, it is one of the premier scenic spots in the prefecture with "cherry blossoms" and "yubi", and about 2000 cherry blossoms bloom with Ranman in the spring on both banks of the clear stream of Toyokawa. During the holding period, various events are held. Image courtesy of Xincheng City Tourism Association

From 17 o'clock during the day legal service (medicine teacher repentance). From 19 o'clock, 11 large torches will travel through the precincts of the cherry blossom in full bloom, and the white walls of the main hall will shine orange. In the main hall, as the face of Yakushi Nyorai emerges in the light of peach fresh flowers, southern heaven, and the light of the lantern, a legal service that is transmitted from the Tenpyo period is run. It is still performed by monks serving from Todaiji because of the presence of the Tooth Pagoda of Jitsugaku-do Shuji-kai at Todaiji Temple, and has a long history. * Public transportation is recommended because there is no parking lot

During the period, a mock store will be opened in the venue, and the Soran-Yamakita Yosakoi Festival 2025 will also be held on Saturday, April 5.

Old needles are served in front of a needletower in the precinct. 11 o'clock ~. After the process, the needle is delivered and incense is carried out. The main temple of Zenkoji was completed by the Tokugawa shogunate in the year of Genroku 16 (1703), ordered by the Matsushiro Domain to start reconstruction work, and was completed in the year of Hoei 4 (1707), and designated as a national treasure as a temple structure representing the middle Edo period.

A memorial service to celebrate the birthday of the Buddha. It is also referred to as a flower festival, and is held in the hall under the participation of many monks. When the Buddha was born, it was said that the rain of sweet dew poured from heaven and purified its body. After this, the custom of putting sweet tea on the statue of the Buddha (the birth Buddha) remains. In the precinct on the day, sweet tea is served free of charge. Image courtesy of Kenchōji Temple

The flower festival ceremony will be held at the main hall on April 8, and you can enjoy sweet tea at the Hanamido in front of the main hall between 10 and 15 o'clock. Myohoji Temple has long been endeared among the Edo common people since ancient times as "Horinouchi no Osozama, yakuyōke no Osozama", and is famous as the temple of the amulet. There are also a number of cultural treasures in the precinct, and even now, people from all parts of the country who visit them in a bad way are still behind them.

There will be an event to celebrate the cherry blossom view and the birth of the Buddha. There will be many stalls on the approach to the street to show the buzz. * Due to the situation, it may be canceled.

We hold a memorial service to celebrate the Nativity of the Buddha. 10 o'clock. You can give your sutra and have sweet tea at the main hall. You can also watch flowers.

A festival of good harvest prayers in the Kamakura period and the passed down Wakamiya Hachiman-miya. Although there is a certain origin, it is a festival with a tradition of more than 400 years, and it is called "Women's Doronko Festival" because women paint mud on men's faces. The mud-painting was held in a short distance at the ceremonial field. After finishing rice planting, Saotome and others in yukata in Hirakasa, the mud from the fields put in a tub is painted around the faces of local men, tourists and others. It is said that they will not get sick in the summer when they are smeared with mud, and some people are willing to face it. * It may be held only on the first day depending on the situation.

There are about 3000 cherry trees centered on Yoshino Yoshino; night light-up until 21:30.