NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/7/19

三島夏まつり Mishima-natsu-matsuri Mishima Summer Festival

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Mishima Summer Festival is held in Omiya-cho, Mishima City, Shizuoka Pref. in the middle of August every year. This is the biggest festival in Mishima City, where nearly 500,000 spectators gather to enjoy it. Centered on the annual festival of Mishima Taisha Shrine, a variety of events are held everywhere from Mishima Taisha Shrine to the avenue in front of Hirokoji Station and its surrounding areas. Accompanied by the sounds of Japanese bells and drums of Shagiri-bayashi (Japanese traditional music) played on top of the floats, the Shagiri floats are pulled around the town. During the three days of the festival, the whole town is filled with bustling attractions such as a parade to restage the war procession of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Yabusame (horseback archery), Daimonji-yaki (great bonfire event) at the western side of Mt. Hakone, Noheibushi (folklore song and dance ) Parade, Mishima Samba Parade, etc. Mishima Summer Festival is a big event with proud tradition and a long history.

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Omiya-cho, Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture 411-0035
name
Mishima Summer Festival
phone
055-971-5000




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