🏮 Yassa Matsuri
やっさ祭り
Mihara, Hiroshima · Every year, the Friday–Sunday weekend including the 2nd Sunday of August
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Rooms around Mihara, Hiroshima fill up while the festival is on.
It is said to have begun in 1567 when the Sengoku warlord Kobayakawa Takakage built Mihara Castle, and the people of the castle town danced in celebration. It is held every year over the three days of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday including the second Sunday of August, mainly in front of JR Mihara Station.
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Held mainly in front of JR Mihara Station
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