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Miya Festival (Miya Matsuri)

Gamagori-City Miya Festival (Miya Matsuri)

Date : Oct 21st (Sat) and 22nd (Sun), 2017

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An epic festival during which splendiferous floats plunge into the sea

Appointed Gamagori City Intangible Cultural Folk Heritage, this utterly famous festival is over three centuries old and every year gathers tens of thousands of visitors in the picturesque Miya Onsen Resort Area of Gamagori-City.

Miya Festival (Miya Matsuri)

On a Saturday and Sunday at the end of October, four giant, beautiful floats called "yama" parade between Yatsurugi Shrine and Wakamiya Shrine in Gamagori City, vigorously pulled by a large crowd of men, called "ujiko." During the "Kaichu Togyo" which takes place along the way, onlookers are captivated by the sight of the splendiferous floats plunging into the sea and pressing on for 300 meters.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: October 21st (Saturday) and 22nd (Sunday), 2017
Holding time	: •October 21st (Sat) - Shigaku Eve Festival •October 22nd (Sun) - Shinkosai Shrine Transfer Ritual (Kaichu Dogyo Sea Incursion around 10:45 AM)
Place	: •Wakamiya Shrine •Miya-Town •Miya Onsen Shores •Yatsurugi Shrine •Etc.
Location	: 〒443-0021 139 Nanaho, Miya-cho, Gamagori-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (address of Yatsurugi Shrine; venues also include locations in Miya Onsen Resort (Miya-Town), Miya Onsen Shores, and Wakamiya Shrine)
Fee	: Free

Parking	: Available, free of charge (temporary parking lots: Kayoh Yacht Harbor 50 cars, Miya Higashi Elementary School 100 cars, Miya Elementary School 50 cars, Former City Pool 50 cars)
Restrooms	: Temporary facilities at Yatsurugi Shrine, Wakamiya Shrine and Miya Onsen Shore. Public restrooms available at Wakamiya Park.
Phone number	: 0533-68-2526 (Gamagori City Tourism Association) 0533-68-4744 (Miya Onsen Tourism Association)

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ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Mikawa Miya Station of the JR Tokaido Main Line (board from either Nagoya Station or Toyohashi Station), take the temporary, free of charge shuttle bus operating during the festival (Yatsurugi Shrine: 3min southwards walk from Mikawa Miya Station).
Access by car

To the Miya Onsen Shores:
•Approx. 25min (12.5km) southwards from Otowa-Gamagori I.C. of the Tomei Expressway via routes 73 (Orange Road), 247, and 23.
•Approx. 35min (15.5km) southwestwards from Toyokawa I.C. of the Tomei Expressway via routes 31 and 23.

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