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Date
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Event
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Place
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Description
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January 9-11
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Toka Ebisu (festival held on the 10th
in honor of Ebisu, the god of wealth)
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Nagano Shrine
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Many worshippers visit this shrine to pray
for prosperity for their businesses.
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Early April
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Flower viewing
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Nagano Park
Kanshinji Temple
Kongoji Temple
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The park and temples here are noted for their
cherry blossoms.
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Early April
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Trout fishing at Kobuka-no-sato
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Kobuka-no-sato
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Unrestricted trout fishing in the mountain
streams
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1st Sunday in April
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Kencha festival
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Kanshinji Temple
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Emperor Gomurakami Kencha festival (festival
commemorating the tea ceremony attended by the Emperor Gomurakami
(1339-1383).
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April 17 - 18
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Honzon Gokaicho (exhibition of the Buddhist
temples artwork)
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Kanshinji Temple
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Visitors see a special exhibition of Buddhist
images which have been designated as national treasures
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April 21st
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Mieku
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Kongoji Temple
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Memorial Service for the great priest Kobo
Daishi (crowds of visitiors are expected for the chigo (parade
of costumed children), and for the rice-cake scattering event.)
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May 5th
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Aoba festival
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Emmeiji Temple
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Festival celebrating the birth of the great
priest Kobo Daishi
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Around May 25th
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Nanko memorial festival
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Kanshinji Temple
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Memorial service for Masashige Kusunoki (With
a poetry recitation event that draws a crowd.)
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Early May
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Citizens Festival
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Kawachinagano City
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A concert, stalls, free market etc.
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September, Saturday before full moon
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Moon viewing festival
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Kongoji Temple
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An open-air tea ceremony, Japanese music, recitation
of Chinese poetry etc.
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Early October
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Nishidai Kagura (sacred shinto music and dance)
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Nishidai Shrine
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Sacred shinto music and dances, typical if
the Ise kagura style.
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Early October
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Autumn festival
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Shrines in the city
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The whole city is filled with many danjiri
(festival band floats)
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Early October
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Hino Lion Dance
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Tako Shrine
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Traditional shishimai (Lion dance), which has
been held in the Hino area for several hundred years.
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Mid October
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Taimatsutate shinji (Shinto festival which uses
taimatsu (lit torches)
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Nagano Shrine
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Festival in which a huge, burniing torch (1
meter in diameter) is used.
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2nd Monday in October
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Umakake shinji (horse running)
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Sumiyoshi shrine
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Bareback horse race
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Early to mid-November
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Momiji (Japanese maple) festival
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Kanshinji, Emmeiji, and Kongoji Temples
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Many temples are noted for their beautiful
Japanese maples, which turn red in autumn.
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Early October to late December
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Photography contest
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Many scenic areas in the city
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Photography contest, with the theme of, "Four
seasons and festivals of Kawachinagano City."
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