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Renji Temple, which is famous as a famous cherry blossom spot, has 7,000 trees such as Yoshino Yoshino and Yamazakura in the precincts. It was opened by Kakuban Jōjin during the Heian period. It is the thirty-fourth place of the Kinki Thirty-six Fudō-ryō-ryōryōkan. The 37m high national treasure tower is the largest wooden tower in Japan. The precinct is designated as a National Historic Site. Until mid-April, the cherry blossoms around Daimon will be lit up, and it will be wrapped in a more mysterious style (scheduled from sunset to around 21 o'clock).

A festival to celebrate the great fishing of the Sea of Japan with a taste of beach soup; a crab fishing boat cruising on Saturday 23, and a fresh fish competition market will be held. Crab juice (300 yen a cup) will also be sold on both days.

On Saturday, March 23, from 13 to 18 o'clock, a floaty patrol decorated with Oenari-sama cruises around the town while elaborating Ogoko. From 10 o'clock on the 24th (Sun), the festival ceremony will be held at the Yamataki Shrine, and officials from inside and outside the town will visit the assumen, and a prayer festival will be held. Image courtesy of the Shiminita Town Tourism Association

At Nishi-Hongan-ji, the "Spring Mingshi-kai" is served for a total of seven days, three days before and after, centered on the day of the spring equinox. In addition to the legal service during the period, there is a "special mission", and in the precinct where the spring breeze is scented, there are many worshipers in order to listen to the teachings of the Buddha on the edge of the bank. No booking, no application required. Anyone can worship.

An event is held at a flower spot in Sano City. The sight of 1.5 million shares of katakuri flowers on one of Japan's largest scales is a masterpiece, especially on the slopes of Mount Sanboyama, which was also chanted by the songs of the Man'yōshū. In addition to Katakuri no Sato, there are many flower attractions in the city, such as plums in Baimin Park and cherry blossoms in Shiroyama Park, and it is crowded with a large number of people.

An old men in the lower belt put the water on their bodies and then perform the fire. The Muyari deer dance and the Buyari Kagura are dedicated at the shrine. Ishison Shrine is a historic shrine that has long been worshiped as a god of fire.

Centred on Shinmachi-dori, where the style of the castle town remains, the town is enlivened by traditional performing arts such as the old martial arts "Tatsumi-ryū" performance of the Sakura clan and the performance of Sakura Sakura, and the Nankai Tamasudare. There are also plans for experience corners such as trying on armor and throwing a sword. There are also food and drink sales by the Edo-style stalls, so you can enjoy food as well as watch. Various events such as SAKURA Yosakoi Kanoran and Time Travel Tottori are prepared as related events, and you can enjoy one day in Sakura. Image courtesy of Sakura

The restoration work proceeds towards the completion of Reiwa 8 (2026). The New Year event, which will be held in Shuri Castle, where reconstruction is progressing, will develop a variety of programs in various places within the castle site. It includes reenactments of the New Year's New Year's ceremony "The Morning Worship Ceremony" during the Ryukyu Kingdom period, as well as performances of the King and Queen Consort, the court music "Goza Raku", and a feast of Ryukyu performing arts suitable for the New Year. Experience programs such as the stucco painting experience and the making of original can batches are popular among children, and performances such as songs and dances are also held in the front lawn square of Shuri-Dori-kan. Event content is subject to change. Image courtesy Shuri Castle Park

Folk performing arts of the country-designated important intangible folk cultural relics that are transmitted to the Shanhoku-cho Kyowa district. It is said that the ritual of Shugendo has been turned into an entertainment by performing training in the mountains. There is also a lore of the Sōrō Chōnō from the North and South Dynasties, and the examination of drums and whistles and lyrics make you feel somewhere in the Manba period. There are eight kinds and 11 acts from the entrance to the entrance, to the stick dance, the deer dance, the training dance, and the four-story dance, and about 80 men perform roles such as Tengu, the lion, the okame, and the Yamabushi. In recent years, a traditional performance has been held at Takasugi Shinmeisha every five years. In October of the year of Reiwa 5 (2023), a commemorative performance is scheduled since it was listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in the previous year.

A festival in which a new grain of rice straw harvested in Kanda is burned, and the god greeted in spring is sent to the mountain. This is followed by a fire-burning shrine at the Shinen festival hall to pray for the annihilation of the crime and the invitation of Manfuku. From 18:00, in the garden in front of the main shrine, "Gikagura" is played in the light of the garden. Image courtesy:(C) Kyoto Hall