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Kamagaya, Chiba
Aug. 29, 2024
The 50th Kamagaya City Citizens' Festival ~Many Events such as the "Soma Nomaoi" Equestrian Samurai Parade and the 50th Commemorative "Awa Odori"~ ――― "Soma Noma Chase Equestrian Samurai Parade" This year, 12 equestrian warriors from the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture will be called! "Parade" Awa Odori appeared! About 70 "Free Bazaar" stores have Stalls! "Stage Events" Hula Dance and Japanese Drums Appear! "Children's Events" Mini Train is coming! Held in other "KAMA-1 Grand Prix", "Local Character Events", etc.! <Held in > Saturday, October 12, 2024 (Reiwa 6), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. <Held in place> Around Shinkamagaya Station (Shinkamagaya Station South Exit Traffic Plaza, Shinkama Street, City Hall Parking Lot, etc.) <Access> Tobu Urban Park Line, Shin-Keisei Line, Hokuso Line, Narita Sky Access Line Shinkamagaya Station < Inquiries> 047-445-1252 (Civic Festival Executive Committee Secretariat)
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Oita Bungo-Ono Tourism Association
Aug. 29, 2024
Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival This festival takes place in August in Mie Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. Organized mainly by local residents, it is not large in scale but offers a warm, heartfelt atmosphere. The festival begins with Shinto and Buddhist rites. According to legend, the Sugao cliff-carved Buddha statues were carved by an oni (demon), and to thank the oni everyone invites an oni to appear at the festival, where the organizers present it with a letter of appreciation. In the rooster-crowing imitation contest inspired by the legend, participants perform their own impersonations of a rooster’s crow, filling the venue with smiles. On stage, the vigorous drumming of Toyukai and traditional kagura dances take place. In the latter half of the festival, a torch-throwing ritual called 松明投げ (taimatsu-nage) lights a roughly 3-meter-tall pillar pine by tossing burning torches up into it from below, and many children take on the challenge. ■■■ What the Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival Is Local residents hold the festival to revitalize the area and raise awareness of the Sugao cliff-carved Buddhas. The rooster-crowing imitation contest stems from a local legend. In the tale, an oni that settled in the area caused trouble and demanded, “Give me the village maiden as my bride!” The troubled village headman consulted a monk, who told the oni, “If you carve five stone Buddhas into the cliff in one night, you may take the girl as your bride; if you fail, leave the village.” Worried villagers checked at night and found the oni carving the fifth statue. They had the village’s rooster imitation expert mimic a rooster’s crow, tricking the oni into thinking morning had arrived, whereupon it fled.
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Kiso Tourist Federation
Aug. 29, 2024
【Kiso Living Crafts Museum】 On August 2, 2024, "Usage Crafts" opened at the Kiso Living Crafts Museum Art Gallery. A permanent exhibition hall where traditional Shinshu crafts are exhibited. You can see the local climate and culture, as well as a number of Shinshu traditional crafts that have been born and nurtured in daily life. Also, this permanent exhibition is the only place where you can see all the traditional crafts of Shinshu! !! Admission is free, so please try 😊 the traditional crafts of Shinshu "Kiso Living Crafts Museum" Address: 2272-7 Kiso Hirasawa, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano TEL:TEL. 0264-34-3888
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Isehara Tourism Association
Aug. 28, 2024
【Oyama Afuri Shrine Autumn Annual Grand Festival】  It is a traditional event that has lasted for more than 150 years, with a festival to thank the safety of Natsuyama for three days from August 27 (Tuesday) ~ 29 (Thursday), 2024, and to announce the visit of autumn to the Daisen. On the last day, the 29th, in the rain due to the typhoon, the Social Affairs Bureau carried a "climb" up the "Otozaka" with a maximum inclination of about 30 degrees to the Lower Shrine carrying a mikoshi carrying the god Ajuri.
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Shizuoka, Matsuzaki Tourism Association
Aug. 28, 2024
【A small trip around submarine volcanoes and Coast vegetation to Benten Island】  In the western and southern parts of the Izu Peninsula, the ejecta of ancient submarine volcanoes is widely distributed. After a long period of submarine volcanoes, the whole of Izu was subjected to uplift and erosion, allowing us to see firsthand the inner structure of the volcano, which should have been buried underground.  If you walk a short distance from here towards the sea, you will There are a small mountain called Bentenjima. Originally, it was an island called Ancient Island (Sea Bream Island), but it was connected to the land by estuary construction in 1957.  Walking along the promenade of about 200 meters around the island, you will notice that the rocky area is a collection of many angular rocks. When lava streams down the ocean floor during a submarine eruption, the lava is rapidly cooled by water and breaks into pieces. Scene how a glass cup containing a hot drink breaks when dipped in cold water. What is formed in this way is called "cooling fracturing lava", and it is evidence that lava streams through the water.  The forest of Ubamegashi that grows naturally in the rocky area is also one of the highlights of Benten Island.
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