🏮 Izushi Hatsuuma Taisai
出石初午大祭
Toyooka, Hyogo (Izushi Castle Ruins Otemae Plaza and Others) · Every year on the 3rd Friday, Saturday and Sunday of March
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This major festival began in the Edo period as the annual festival of Arikoyama Inari Shrine and has a tradition of over 400 years. It is held over three days, typically the third Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of March, centered on the old castle town of Izushi, and about 60,000 people visit each year.
Getting there
From Toyooka Station on JR West, take the Zentan Bus bound for Izushi to the final stop, then walk 5 minutes.
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