"The 34th Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival" is being held.
About 850 cherry trees bloom along the Kawazu River, and about 8,000 cherry blossoms in total!

In this post, we will introduce sightseeing spots in Kawazu Town that you can enjoy together with the Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival!

This time, I would like to introduce "Mitaka Shrine".

・Kabuki tradition
~Shrine Story~
"Once upon a time, there lived in the field of Mitaka Danmano a god with a sharp ear of ears, the god of the ear of the god of the ear of the god of the great tree, and one night he came to the base of the great pine tree and got off the white cow and said to him, "If we all get along, I promise you prosperity and protection," while the white cow licked his face and limbs with his long tongue. The god astride the white cow has ascended to heaven. It is the day of October 23rd. Since then, the villagers have made rice cakes in the shape of cows' tongues and offered them to the temple. Even now, "tongue bell mochi" remains as a custom. At first, it was called Mitaka Shrine, but then it came to be called Mitaka Shrine.

Mitakashiki Sanbaso
Date: October 22 (night session 18:30 ~) and 23 (day part 11:00 ~) every year * About 1 hour and a half of dedication
In the Edo period, young volunteers from the village who were instructed by Ichikawa Kodanji, the fourth generation of Edo Kabuki actors from Mitaka, staged the Shikisanban in the old government building. Even now, the Kagura Hall with a "revolving stage" remains as a valuable building. Shikisanban is performed every year on a stage that has been passed down from the Edo period to the present.

◆ Detailed information ◆
【Spot name】Mitaka Shrine
【Address】563 Mitaka, Kawazu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka
Phone number: 0558-32-1558
【Parking】None

◇ ◆ ◇ Parking information for those who come to the Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival by car ◇ ◆ ◇
◆ About the parking lot ◆
Business hours:8:30~21:00
・Regular car
●Regular car 4~13 parking lot to Ekimae Venue about 700~800m, to Mine Onsen Venue about 700~800m
[Daytime] 8:30~17:00・・・1 car / 1,000 yen
[Night] 18:00~21:00・・・1 car / 200 yen

・Large vehicles
●Large 1 and 2 parking lots to the Ekimae Venue about 700~800m, to the Mine Onsen Venue about 700~800m

[Daytime] 8:30~17:00・・・1 car / 5,000 yen
[Night] 18:00~21:00・・・1 car / 1,000 yen