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Tanuki's Bo-no-Te Festival (Tanuki no Bo-no-Te)

Nishio-City Tanuki's Bo-no-Te Festival (Tanuki no Bo-no-Te)

Date : 10/21/2018

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A famous form of acrobatics mixed with martial arts, the Bo-no-Te (lit. "Hand of Pole" or "Hand of Stick"), once called Bojutsu, or 'The Art of the Pole', is still performed during specific festivals around Aichi Prefecture. Every year at the Tanuki-cho Shinmei-sha Shrine in Nishio-City, a festival is held with demonstrations of this unique technique, which is designated as Aichi Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Heritage.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Annually on the 3rd Sunday of October (October 21st (Sunday), 2018)
Place	: Tanuki-cho Shinmei-sha Shrine
Location	: 〒444-0301 64-2 Nishinokawa, Tanuki-cho, Nishio-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Tanuki-cho Shinmei-sha Shrine)
Fee	: Free of charge

Phone number	: 0563-56-2111 (Nishio City Tourism Association)

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Event information at Nishio City Official Web Site (Japanese)

ACCESS

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From the bus platforms at the West Side of Nishio Station of the Meitetsu Nishio Line (board the Meitetsu Nagoya Line bound for Kira-Yoshida Station from Meitetsu Nagoya Station - in case of boarding the Meitetsu Nagoya Line bound for Chiryu and Toyohashi, you may need to change trains at Shin-Anjo Station), take the Meitetsu Tobu Kotsu Bus (名鉄東部交通バス) Heisaka-Nakahata Junkansen Line (中畑循環線), get off at Nakabata Elementary School North (中畑小学校北 Nakabata Shogakko Kita) and walk 4min northwards.
(Reference: http://www.meitetsu-toubukoutsu.com/bus.html)

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