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12/05/2009 - 12/06/2009Chichibu Yo-matsuri
Chichibu,
Japan
Six 10m- (30ft-) high brightly painted and illuminated floats are pulled out of the grounds of Chichibu Shrine and into the streets of the town. Each float represents one of the town's six protective gods. As they weigh 10 tons, they are pulled by up to 100 enthusiastic (and not entirely sober) young men and women hauling two ropes. This can create interesting navigational problems in the narrower streets. The last steep little hill at the end of the parade requires maximum effort from every hauler, drummer and flautist.
Themes:
Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, History
, Religion
Hours: Parade starts at 1900.
Cost: Free.
Where: Chichibu-jinja Shrine
1-13 Banba-cho
Chichibu City
368-0041
Chichibu, Japan
Getting there:
Train: From Tokyo's Ikebukero Station (Yamanote Line) Seibu Railway Limited Express (Tokkyu) Red Arrow to Seibu-Chichibu Station.
Note: Check last train time back to Tokyo it may be as early as 2230 and it can be a very cold night in the mountains.
Contact Information:
Chichibu-jinja Shrine
1-13 Banba-cho
Chichibu
368-0041
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)4 9422 0262
Website: www.city.chichibu.saitama.jp
