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Oita Bungo-Ono Tourism Association
Aug. 29, 2024
"Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival" It is a Festival that will be Held in in Bungo-Ono City Mie in Kyushu and Oita Prefecture in August. It is a festival that is mainly Held in by local people, so it is not Restrooms available on a large scale, but it is a heartwarming festival. At the beginning of the Festival, Shinto ritual Buddhist rituals are performed. Legend has it that the Sugao Magaibutsu Buddha was carved by a demon, and everyone wants to thank the demon, so at the Festival, the demon also appears and the organizer hands out a letter of appreciation. In the "Croaking Imitation Contest," which is named after the legend, participants perform their own imitations of the croaks of the crooks, and the venue is full of smiles. Stage Events include the magnificent Drums and Kagura dances of the Hoyu Society. In the second half of the Festival, many children take on the challenge of throwing a lit torch into a 3-meter-high pillar pine tree from below to ignite it. ■■■What is the Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival? Held in by local people to revitalize the region and let people know about Sugao Magaibutsu. The "Croaching Contest" is named after a local legend. Legend has it that a demon who lived in this area and misbehaved said, "Give me the daughter of the Village as my wife!", and when the troubled Village chief consulted the monk, the monk told the demon, "If you carve five stone Buddhas on the Quay in one night, I will give you my daughter as my wife, but if you can't, leave the village." It is said that when the worried Village went to see it in the middle of the night, the demon carved the fifth one, so when the Village mimic the croaking master of the chicken imitated it, the demon mistakenly thought that morning had come and ran away.
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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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Shizuoka, Matsuzaki Tourism Association
Aug. 28, 2024
【Kyodo (Turning Library)】  This sutra hall was built in 1810 by Hanbei Ishida, a sculptor from Matsuzaki Town, and the ringzo consists of six sides, with a total of 60 books in drawers. Each side is marked with symbols classified into the 12 zodiac signs.  This style of rotation originated in China and was introduced to Japan along with Zen Buddhism. In particular, it is said that if you rotate this sutra hall once, it will have the same merit as reading and reciting all the sutras.
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