🏮 Furukawa Matsuri
古川祭
Hida, Gifu (Furukawa Central Hida) · Every year on 19 and 20 April
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The annual festival of Kita Wakamiya Shrine, held every year on April 19 and 20 in Furukawa-cho, Hida City. It consists of a mikoshi (portable shrine) procession, the okoshi-daiko drums, and a parade of nine yatai (festival floats). It is registered as a nationally important intangible folk cultural property and as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
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Immediately from JR Hida-Furukawa Station.
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