\n[July 20] Gosha-Mairi around noon and Yoimiya festival at 18:00
\n[July 21] Reisai festival at 11:00
\nAround noon on July 20, the Hikiyamas (the festival floats) from each district are brought to and dedicated to the Tsuchizaki-shinmei shrine. Following the Yoimiya festival in the evening and the Reisai festival on the following day before noon, the departure of Mikoshis (portable shrine-like carriages for the god) from the shrine is celebrated.<\/p>\n
2. Otabisho at Kokubo-cho<\/strong> 3. Honcho Street<\/strong> 4. From Sozen-machi to Honcho Street<\/strong> 5. Tsuchizaki-Minato History Museum<\/strong> Akita City Folk Performing Arts Heritage Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can enjoy the festival in the following areas: 1. Tsuchizaki-Shimmei Shrine [July 20] Gosha-Mairi around noon and Yoimiya festival at 18:00 [July 21] Reisai festival at 11:00 Around noon on July 20, the Hikiyamas (the festival floats) from each district are brought to and dedicated to the Tsuchizaki-shinmei shrine. Following the Yoimiya festival in … Continue reading Guide Map of the Hikiyama Festival<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":414,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9gCtR-RW","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3344"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5408,"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3344\/revisions\/5408"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/history-here.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n[July 21] Otabisho festival at 12:00
\nMikoshis gather at Kokubo-cho and the Otabisho festival is held to welcome them.<\/p>\n
\n[July 21] Miyuki-yama in the afternoon
\nHikiyamas form a line to leave Kokubo-cho and travel to Sozen-cho. The gallant music of Minato-bayashi is played in a lively manner, and dances are performed in the street.<\/p>\n
\n[July 21] Modori-yama from 20:00\u201324:00
\nAfter arriving at Sozen-machi, the Hikiyamas will turn around to return to each district. Modori-yama is the biggest event that is held during the Hikiyama rituals.<\/p>\n
\nExhibits of Hikiyamas are available throughout the year.
\nYou can learn about the flow of the Hikiyama rituals and can experience them through panels, photographs, and short movies.
\nOpening hours: 9:00\u201317:00
\nClosed on: Tuesdays, Year-end, and New Year\u2019s holidays
\nEntrance fee: Free
\nTel: 018-838-4244
\nAccess: From Akita station, take the Ou honsen line or the Oga line to Tsuchizaki station. You can walk to points 1, 3, or 5 (on the map) in less than fifteen minutes.
\nFor more details, call Tsuchizaki Minato Festival Committee (Tel: 018-845-2264) or the Northern Civic Service Center (Tel: 018-893-5707).
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