🏮 Kanuma Imamiya Shrine Festival
鹿沼今宮神社祭の屋台行事
Kanuma, Tochigi (今宮神社) · Every year on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday of October (recently the weekend before Sports Day)
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Rooms around Kanuma, Tochigi fill up while the festival is on.
A tsuke-matsuri event held during the annual festival of Imamiya Shrine, in which hayashi yatai (festival floats) adorned with elaborate carvings parade through the streets. Commonly known as the Kanuma Autumn Festival, it is registered as a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Getting there
The nearest station is Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line. About 20 minutes on foot. Alternatively, from JR Kanuma Station take a bus and get off at Imamiya-cho, then about 5 minutes on foot.
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