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A major spring event to be held on the venue at Goishi Kaigan, a representative scenic spot in Ofunato City. The main festival square contains a variety of local gourmets, fresh seafood and other delicious foods from Ofunato. On stage, local performing arts, local character dances, and local high school students' performances of brass band and drums add to the festival. Other events include the operation of small ships around the coastline, as well as the free opening of the museum and the world's camellia and go stone. Image courtesy of Ofunato

From 10 o'clock, the festival will be held to pray for the disease-free disaster and illness. There will be a unique worship service where you will be offered a prayer paper with the name of a bad place, and you will be stroking the place of illness. Image courtesy: Miyachi Takedake Shrine

As the god of cattle, the festival of "Tenno-san" which has been familiar. Many people visit in the hope of a good harvest, a prayer for progress, a family security and a thriving business. There are Fukuji, Kagura "Urayasu no Mai" and Fukumochi Maki. * In 2024, only rituals will be held and events will be canceled. Neither does "Urayasu no Mai" and Fukumochi maki.

A festival at Chiryu Shrine, where the main festival and the festival are held every other year. At the main festival, a floaty bunraku/Karakuri puppet show is performed on a floaty, and at the time festival, a beautifully colored flower flower cart is reeled into the city. In 2024, the festival is scheduled to be held.

Spring Festival at Inami Hachiman Shrine. It imitates the festival of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto and has a history of about 200 years. The six large and small Shinkokoshi-which are created by collecting the best of craftsmanship-are lined up, and the young crowd's "Yoiyasasatsu, Yoiyasatsu" is also bravely milling around the town. In particular, the highlight is the entrance to the Imperial Palace and the entrance to the Yawata Palace at around 16-18. Miyairi, from about 16:30, climaxes.

An excellent lilac flower flower cluster blooms on a large tree of Fuji at the 300-year-old-year-old Takehana Bain, a natural monument designated by the prefecture. During the period, in addition to selling goods, you can also enjoy a stamp rally. At the Takehana Festival on May 3, the luxurious pompous floats (about half of the total 13 vehicles are alternately towed every other year), designated as the prefecture's Important Tangible Folk Culture Property, will mash through the town of Takehana. Karakuri dolls and children's hand dances are performed, and a elegant picture scroll is played. The use of public transport is recommended. * In 2024, a special towing (12 out of 13 vehicles being towed) will be held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Hashima municipal system. Image courtesy: Hashima

Traditional performing arts such as dance music and Noh and Kyogen are dedicated to the Meiji Shrine Spring Festival. A special stage has been set up in front of the shrine to allow anyone to take a look at it (change location in case of rainy weather). * Due to the expectation of congestion in the parking lot, it is to use public transportation such as trains. Image courtesy Meiji Shrine

It will be dedicated on May 3 at the Tori-mami Shrine in the Hiraoka district at the spring festival, praying for exorcism and good harvests. This dance, which consists of three lions: Gigi (parent lion), Senna (young lion), and Kaka (female lion), it consists of "Hatsu no Kiri", "Nii no Kiri", "Yumi-kuguri no Mai", "Nemuri no Mai", "Triangle no Mai", etc. Image courtesy: Inzai City

The historic buildings and the old town are used to revitalize the shopping streets, and various events are held to remind you of the prosperity of the past.

Spring Festival is held on May 3 every year as the annual festival of Komagata Shrine. In the previous nine years, the festival prayed for the healthy growth of the children, with the story of the heroism of the generals Mutsuku Mamoru and Jinshōfu, who ended the battles of the latter three years, and the father and son of Gen Yori. A pretty child procession and a procession of dignified child horse warriors in armor armor tours the city. In addition, once every five years, they will cruise both the city areas of Mizusawa and Kanegasaki as the Memorial Festival.