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Owaki Lion's Ladder Festival (Owaki-no-Hashigo Jishi)

Toyoake-City Owaki Lion's Ladder Festival (Owaki-no-Hashigo Jishi)

Date : 10/08/2017

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The Owaki-no-Hashigo Jishi event, which can be translated as "Owaki Lion's Ladder Festival", figures among a rare category of Japanese ritualistic festivals, and features young shrine parishioners dressed as dragon (the "Lion") and dancing atop a scaffold-like structure called Yagura, about twelve meters from the ground. The acrobatic choreography has breathtaking moments and is an exhilarating experience. This legendary festival boasts an history of over 400 years and is yet another unmissable event in Aichi.
Appointed as Intangible Folk Culture Heritage of Aichi Prefecture.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: October 8th (Sunday), 2017 *: May postpone to the next day depending on weather conditions.
Holding time	: 1st Part 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2nd Part 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM *: Subject to changes depending on weather conditions.
Place	: Owaki Shinmeisha Shrine
Location	: 〒470-1161 5 Owaki, Sakae-cho, Toyoake-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Phone number	: 080-5112-4535 (Mr. Aoki, Chairman of the Hashigo-Jishi Preservation Association)

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ACCESS

Access by public transport

20min walk from either Zengo Station (southwards), or Toyoake Station (westwards), both of the Meitetsu Nagoya Line (board from Meitetsu Nagoya Station).
Or 7min taxi ride (about 1.5km from either station).

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