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Higashiura-Town Omanto Festival (Higashiura Town)

Date : Sun, 9/17; Sun, 9/24; Sun, 10/8; and Sun, 10/22/2023


  • Omanto Festival (Higashiura Town)

The Omanto Festival is a traditional one where horses dressed up with bells and other decorations gallop around shrine precincts with young men screaming out "hai yo" as they grab on and sprint alongside them. The festival is held at different locations around the town of Higashiura, but the Morioka area's festival at Muraki Jinja Shrine has more horses, which are dressed up with decorations designated by the town as cultural properties.

• Ikuji Jinja Shrine, Ikuji area

Address: 67 Morikoshi, Ikuji, Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Date: Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Directions: 15-min. walk from Higashiura Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

Notes:
• Ikuji Jinja Shrine's Shinto music and dance performance (town-designated intangible folk cultural property) held on the same day.

• Muraki Jinja Shrine, Morioka area

Address: 27 Tenno-Nishi, Morioka, Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2023
Directions: 7-min. walk from Owari-Morioka Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

• Irimi Jinja Shrine, Ogawa area

Address: 48 Yashiki Ikku, Ogawa, Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2023
Directions: 10-min. walk from Ogawa Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

• Fujie Jinja Shrine, Fujie area

Address: 66 Suka, Fujie, Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Date: Sun, Oct 8, 2023
Directions: 15-min. walk from Higashiura Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

Notes:
• The Fujie Dantsuku Lion Dance (town-designated intangible folk cultural property) held on the same day.

• Inari Jinja Shrine, Ishihama area

Address: 8 Shimo-Koshimbo, Ishihama, Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi
Date: Sun, Oct 22, 2023 (display of decorated horse only)
Directions: 10-min. walk from Ishihama Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

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Date : Sun, Sep 17; Sun, Sep 24; Sun, Oct 8; and Sun, Oct 22, 2023
Holding time : 10:00 am–12:00 pm
1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Place : Ikuji Jinja Shrine, Muraki Jinja Shrine, Irimi Jinja Shrine, Fujie Jinja Shrine, and Inari Jinja Shrine
Location : 〒470-2104
Higashiura-cho, Chita-gun

Notes:
• The Access Map shows the location of Higashiura Town Hall. Check the addresses above for the location of each shrine.
Fee : Admission free of charge
Parking : No parking available at any of the shrines. Please use public transportation.
Phone number : 0562-83-6118 (Higashiura Town Tourism Association)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

ACCESS

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    • Ikuji Jinja Shrine
    15-min. walk from Higashiura Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

    • Muraki Jinja Shrine
    7-min. walk from Owari-Morioka Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

    • Irimi Jinja Shrine, Ogawa area
    10-min. walk from Ogawa Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

    • Fujie Jinja Shrine, Fujie area
    15-min. walk from Higashiura Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

    • Inari Jinja Shrine, Ishihama area
    10-min. walk from Ishihama Station on the JR Taketoyo Line

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