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The opening time was extended to 20:30 (entry to 20:00). The night opening in 2024 is only two days, and you can enjoy the light-up of the Washi ornament. A classical concert will be held on Wednesday, 18th. On September 14 (Saturday) and 15 (Sunday), the city of Kuromon Handicraft will be held, on the 15th (Sunday), and on the 16th (Monday and holiday), the market will be fashionable.

The day before the regular festival, it is held in prayer for Taihei Tenka and the abundance of five grains. Its history is old, and since the Kamakura period, the shaijin and others have been working for generations, referring to themselves as Uma Daio [Uda Yu], but since September 1966, it has been dedicated by the Takeda-ryū (Corporation) Dai Nihon Yuma-kai. Samukawa Shrine also participates as an archer of Ichomon.

Since 1176, when it was decided that the Ido Horse Festival would be held, it has never been reported. It has a history of more than 800 years. It is a festival that now conveys a unique traditional culture in which a rider who has gone through a week of Kōsaisai shoots an arrow from Asoma, Yuma's horse, and a hereditary occupation performs a regional good fortune-telling at the hoof of a horse at this time. Image courtesy Komuro Asama Shrine

The Hosei-kai is a ritual that "reminds the mercy of life of all things, killing and killing." During the period, various kinds of rituals and gods are held. Hundreds of street stalls and haunted houses are lined up on the approach, and many people are crowded on a daily basis.

Under the control of the Imperial Shrine Shrine Festival, the Shinto treasure such as gold sticks, osakaki, white flags, treasure swords, kutsutsu, etc., as well as Shinto, Reijin, and Sodai, etc., under the control of the procession. A procession of over 100 people to accompany. Tengu and Mentage are added to the ancient-still-old procession to add pomp. It now conveys the "Bukirakuen Fuyu", which has become rare nationwide.

There will be a performance of the koto and a tea party. A picture lantern and a bonbori will be lit. On the 16th (Monday/holiday), a ceremony and a performance of the Shinofue will be held. Image courtesy: Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association

A 1m diameter 180m long Daizuna is invited to pray for a good harvest of five grains, a great fishing prayer, the safety of the house and the disease-free disaster. Anyone can participate. At 14:00, there will be a parade.

The largest festival of the year. The Saruga Shrine is said to have been founded by Sakaue Tamura, a great general of the early Heian period, and as an event, the prefectural lion dance competition, a folk music competition, and other events are held every year on August 14-16 in the lunar calendar.

"Hamano-no-shi", a Nakakusu festival where Tusuhara Hachiman-gū goes to Ikuishi-no-Hama no Hosseikai. During the Edo period, it was counted as one of the three major cities in western Japan and is the biggest event in the town of Funai. "Shishishi mochi", which is said to have shaped the lord's cushions, is sold.

The Kurei Hachimangomiya Festival is a festival that continues from the Sengoku period and is one of the three Tosa festivals. On the 16th (Monday, public holiday), the Oshimatsu and Akira Komatsu procession mingled through the town in the Oshimatsu Festival (Omikokusan) from 0:00. On Tuesday, the 17th, Shinto koshi carrying the god from the shrine of Yahata Shrine forms a procession, and a ritual takes place towards the sea. Image courtesy:(C) Nakatosa-cho