{"id":186060,"date":"2026-07-03T21:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/travelpost\/%e5%b3%b6%e7%94%b0%e5%a4%a7%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%ef%bc%88%e5%b8%af%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%ef%bc%89\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T21:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:46:44","slug":"%e5%b3%b6%e7%94%b0%e5%a4%a7%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%ef%bc%88%e5%b8%af%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"travelpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/travelpost\/186060\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimada Grand Festival (Obi Matsuri)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EV_26006036_7736.jpg\"\/><br \/>Ooyatsu<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EV_26006036_7746.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The information provided reflects the details available at the time of the survey.<br \/>Please note that facility details may change due to the facility\u2019s circumstances, so please check for the latest information before visiting.\nThis content has been translated using machine translation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Information provided by: JTB Publishing<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This content uses automatic translation services. Automatic translations may not always be accurate.<br \/>Please note that the translated content may differ from the original meaning. We ask for your understanding when using this content.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Held in Shimada, a post town along the Oi River, this grand festival of Oi Shrine, which is revered as a deity for safe childbirth, is known as \"Obi Matsuri\" due to its unique obi procession. Since the portable shrine procession took place in the 8th year of Genroku (1695), it has been held every three years. On the \"Main Festival\" and the final day \"Owatari,\" a grand procession led by the large ceremonial float, portable shrine procession, Kashima dance, and yatai dance parades through the town centered on the main street. The obi procession of the large ceremonial float originates from the custom of brides who moved to Shimada showcasing their obi, featuring a luxurious maru obi and a wooden sword about 2 meters long, moving gracefully. The Kashima dance and the grand procession are designated intangible folk cultural assets of Shizuoka Prefecture.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":181507,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186060","travelpost","type-travelpost","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/186060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/travelpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/186060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}