Memories of Chichibu’s spirit-sending rite, passed down in Kamiyoshida
Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Location
- Ogawa, Kamiyoshida
- Area
- Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City(From Tokyo: approx. 30 min–1 h · train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri, passed down in Ogawa, Kamiyoshida, Chichibu City, is a local event recorded as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property.
About Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri
Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri is a folk event passed down in Ogawa, Kamiyoshida, Chichibu City.
Chichibu City’s list of designated and other cultural properties includes it as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property.
Its name and location are recorded as one of the spirit-sending rites passed down in the area.
Festival highlights
A point of interest is the locally specific event name “Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri,” associated with Ogawa, Kamiyoshida, and the fact that its place of transmission is recorded in the cultural properties list.
Specific customs, the course of the event on the day, and what is open to the public are not described.
Based on the information available, it is recognized as an intangible folk cultural property of Chichibu City.
Memories of Chichibu’s spirit-sending rite, passed down in Kamiyoshida
Location and access
- Venue and address
Ogawa, Kamiyoshida, Chichibu City
Address Ogawa, Kamiyoshida, Chichibu City
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Origins and History of Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri
Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri is listed as an intangible folk cultural property of Chichibu City in Heisei 8 (1996) June 26.
The cultural properties list names “Keizoin Dantochu” as the group involved in its preservation and gives its location as “Ogawa, Kamiyoshida.”
Official information
It is listed as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property in Chichibu City’s “List of Designated and Other Cultural Properties.”
Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri at a Glance
Ogawa no Shoryo Okuri is an intangible folk cultural property passed down in Ogawa, Kamiyoshida, Chichibu City.
Chichibu City’s cultural properties list records its designation date as Heisei 8 June 26 and gives the name “Keizoin Dantochu.”
Sources and references
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
