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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 : 10/09/2022

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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 a dragon (the Lion) 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 an Intangible Folk Culture Heritage of Aichi Prefecture.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Second Sunday in October *: May postpone to the next day depending on weather conditions.
Holding time	: 1:00 PM to 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 (Owaki Shinmeisha Shrine)

Parking	: Limited number of parking spots available. *: Please use public transportation as best as possible.
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 0562-97-4535 (Owaki Hashigo-Jishi Preservation 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.

LINK

Event Information on the Toyoake Tourism Association Web Site (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

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

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