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11/03/2009 - 11/03/2009Daimyo Gyoretsu Parade
Hakone,
Japan
With the eternal shape of Mt Fuji in the background, the Daimyo Gyoretsu Parade brings to life the experience of travelling the Tokaido road back in the days of the shoguns. The daimyo (feudal lord) is accompanied by nearly 200 retainers on his journey from his fiefdom to Edo (modern Tokyo) where he will make his obeisance to the shogun himself.
Themes:
History
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
Hours: 1000-1500.
Cost: Free.
Where: Old Tokaido Road
Yumoto
Hakone, Japan
Getting there:
Train: from Tokyo Station, about 90 minutes to Hakone Yumoto Station.
Foot: the Old Tokaido Road is just outside Hakone Yumoto Station.
Contact Information:
Hakone Town Tourist Association
698 Yumoto
Hakone
Ashigara-shimo-gun Kanagawa
250-0311
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)460 55700
Email: tokyo@kanagawa-kankou.or.jp
Website: www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp
