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[Gunma] Mikoshi, a portable shrine into the river! Chichibu Kawase Fest.
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- Overview
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- The highlight of this tour is Mikoshi(a portable shrine) Arai(purifying) in the river!
- Before watching it, you can get a lot of information at the Chichibu Festival Museum. You can experience the immersive "Chichibu Night Festival" by watching projection mapping and videos, as well as a virtual experience of Chichibu's seasonal festivals in 3D theater.
- This is the only place to experience the immersive Chichibu Night Festival held on December 2nd and 3rd every year.
- You will know about Kawase Festival, too
- Chichibu shrine (one of the famous sacred sites in Saitama prefecture) has a history of over 2100 years. You can see magnificent carved sculptures as well as experience traditional Japanese culture by pulling a unique fortune slip.
- On the grand festival day of this tour, beautiful floats and Kasaboko(floats with parasols) gather at the shrine and you can listen to the powerful Chichibu Yatai Bayashi(Festival Music).
- Lastly you enjoy downtown Chichibu which has a nostalgic vibe.
- What to expect
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