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Float during the Hachinohe Sansha Taisai, 2014

Hachinohe Sansha Taisai (八戸三社大祭) is a Japanese festival celebrated from July 31 to August 4 in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Its rites center on three Shinto shrines: Ogami (霊神社), Shinra (新羅神社), and Shinmei (神明宮) shrines. There is a procession of twenty-seven floats and three mikoshi are also borne through the streets. It has a two hundred and ninety-year history and in 2004 was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. [1] [2]

On August 2 the Chojasan Shinra Shrine holds the annual Kiba Dakyuu (騎馬打球) tournament. It is the traditional Kagami-style dakyu and is held only in Hachinohe, Yamagata Prefecture, and the Imperial Household Agency. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival". Japan National Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Festivals in Hachinohe". Hachinohe City. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

(in Japanese) Hachinohe Sansha Taisai homepage

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Float during the Hachinohe Sansha Taisai, 2014

Hachinohe Sansha Taisai (八戸三社大祭) is a Japanese festival celebrated from July 31 to August 4 in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Its rites center on three Shinto shrines: Ogami (霊神社), Shinra (新羅神社), and Shinmei (神明宮) shrines. There is a procession of twenty-seven floats and three mikoshi are also borne through the streets. It has a two hundred and ninety-year history and in 2004 was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. [1] [2]

On August 2 the Chojasan Shinra Shrine holds the annual Kiba Dakyuu (騎馬打球) tournament. It is the traditional Kagami-style dakyu and is held only in Hachinohe, Yamagata Prefecture, and the Imperial Household Agency. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival". Japan National Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Festivals in Hachinohe". Hachinohe City. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

(in Japanese) Hachinohe Sansha Taisai homepage


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