[Wrapping up the Chichibuji festival] Gun festival is held!!　2023/12/9(Sat)~12/10(Sun)

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This festival is held at Iida Hachiman Shrine in Ogano Town, and is loved by local people as the conclusion of the many festivals held in the Chichibu region. In particular, during the main event, ``Otachi (gunfire offering),'' gunshots echo from both sides of the approach, and a unique sight can be...

Latest update : 2023.12.08

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What is the origin of the gun festival?
What are the highlights?
where?
schedule

What is the origin of the gun festival?

It is said that the ``Teppo Festival'' dates back more than 200 years to the Edo period.
There are various legends about its origins, including one theory that it was started by people who were having trouble with deer and wild boars that were destroying their fields, and one theory was that it was started as a prayer for a bountiful hunt to get rid of those animals, and another theory that it started as a test shot by a hunter.

What are the highlights?

The finale is the ``Otachi'' ritual in which the sacred horse runs up the stone steps in the midst of crossfire.
It is known as the festival that concludes the year of Chichibuji festivals.

where?

The Gun Festival is held at Iida Hachiman Shrine in Ogano-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama Prefecture.

See details on google map

schedule

Saturday, December 9th

14:00 Wakashugu shrine visit

14:30 Kasaboko/Yatai float pulling around

16:00 Sanbaso performance

7:30pm Kabuki performance

Sunday, December 10th

10:00 Festival/Kagura performance (all day)

10:30am Sanbaso performance

Kabuki performance from 11:00 to 14:00

15:00 Daimyo procession

16:00 Otachi Shinto ritual (gunfire dedication)

17:00 Mikoshi passing and wholesale, Kasahoko and float pulling around

17:30 Shinko Festival (Kawase Shinto ritual)

19:00 Fireworks dedication

See details on the Ogano Town Tourism Association website

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