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[Chiyoda Town, Gunma Prefecture] Held on August 18th every year! “Chiyoda KAWASEGAKI” is a traditional event that has continued for about 150 years.
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KAWASEGAKI, held on August 18th every year, is a traditional festival in Chiyoda Town, Gunma Prefecture, with a history of about 150 years. Various events will be held, centering around monks' sutra reading and lantern floating (KAWASEGAKI), as well as fireworks and folk dance performances.
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- About 150 years of tradition, “Chiyoda KAWASEGAKI”
- event date
- time schedule
- Origin of KAWASEGAKI
About 150 years of tradition, “Chiyoda KAWASEGAKI”
Chiyoda's KAWASEGAKI is a traditional festival with a history of about 150 years. A variety of events will be held, centering around monks' sutra reading and lantern floating (KAWASEGAKI), as well as fireworks and folk dance performances. The lights of lanterns reflected on the river surface and the fireworks launched over the Tone River color the summer nights.
Lantern floating is a festival unique to towns facing large rivers, and the fantastic sight of lanterns gently flowing down the river as the monks chant sutras, solemnly sending out the spirits, is worth seeing.
event date
Held on August 18th every year (18:00-20:40) *In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the 19th.
time schedule
◆Folk song performance 18:00-18:20
◆Stage Entertainment [First half] 18:20-19:20 [Second half] 20:00-20:30
◆Sutra reading and lantern floating 19:40-20:00
◆Fireworks 20:10 - 20:40 (approximately 4,000 fireworks, maximum number of fireworks scheduled to be 10)
*The schedule is for 2023. Subject to change.
Origin of KAWASEGAKI
An honest man named Kurayoshi worked as a shopkeeper at a tofu shop called "Kabutoya" in Akaiwa Village (present-day Oaza Akaiwa, Chiyoda Town). Around the summer of 1888, he went to cast a net in the Tone River and accidentally drowned in water. I died. The owner of the Kabuto shop was surprised to hear this news and immediately consulted with the chief priest of Akaiwa Koon-ji Temple and held a memorial service for Kurayoshi's spirit. This is said to be the beginning of KAWASEGAKI.
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Chiyoda Town is a flat land that stretches from east to west along the left bank of the middle reaches of the Tone River, and is a town rich in water and greenery, located within 60 kilometers from Tokyo. It is located at the neck of Gunma Prefecture in the shape of a dancing crane, with Meiwa Town to the east, Tatebayashi City and Oura Town to the north, Oizumi Town to the west, and Saitama Prefecture (Gyoda City and Kumagaya City) to the south across the Tone River. We are in touch. The presence of ancient tombs dotted around the hilly area in the west suggests that large-scale settlements were established in the area from ancient times and that the area had a thriving culture. From the Middle Ages to early modern times, it was a central area for the Sanuki and Akai clans, and during the Edo period it boasted a prosperous history as a base for water transport to Edo using the Tone River. On March 31, 1955, Eiraku Village, Tominaga Village, and Nagara Village merged to create Chiyoda Village, and on September 30, 1955, the former Nagara Village was separated and incorporated into Nakajima Village, but after that. The town developed steadily and became Chiyoda Town on April 1, 1980, when it became a town. It is a town that has developed through a high level of integration of agriculture and industry, with agriculture centered on rice and wheat cultivation using the abundant water provided by the Tone River, and two industrial parks.
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