Shimohanda and Okkawa Festival events
Handa in spring: dashi guarding a mikoshi and the strength it takes to haul them up and down a steep slope
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Handa in spring: dashi guarding a mikoshi and the strength it takes to haul them up and down a steep slope
A festival of dashi and karakuri puppets passed down by five districts
A festival of light, with 3 dashi bringing color to the town of shibori
Hira’s autumn festival, featuring Nifukujinsha and Yutorimikosha
A traditional festival featuring dashi and karakuri puppets winding through Hira
A yutate shinji passed down in Anjo, praying for good harvests and good health
A summer in western Owari brightened by lanterns and prayers lit by children
An Okazaki agricultural ritual that entrusts hopes for a good harvest to a large kagami mochi and the actions of an ox
A festival of prayer dating back to the Edo period, with a procession of large fans and mikoshi linking the towns