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Event InformationVarious events held in the city |
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| January |
| Hatsumode (year's first visit to the shrine) |
| Jan 1 : Hikawa Shrine, Kawagoe Hachiman Shrine, Ozaki Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Hikawa Shrine Office |
| TEL 049-224-0589 |
| Kawagoe Hachiman Shrine |
| TEL 049-222-1396 |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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Hatsudaishi
(first homage of the new year at temples dedicated to great religious leaders) |
| Jan 3 : Kitain Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kitain Temple Visiting Office |
| TEL 049-222-0859 |
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| Koedo Kawagoe ‘Shichifukujin’(Seven Gods of Good Fortune) Tour |
| Jan 1 - 7 : Kawagoe City Station |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Tsutsugayu No Shinji (Shrine Ritual of Tsutsugayu) |
| Jan 15 : Fujimiya Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Minami Otsuka Mochi Tsuki Odori (Rice Cake Pounding Dance of South Otsuka) |
| Coming-of-Age Day (second Monday of January) : Saifuku Temple, Sugawara Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| February |
| Setsubun Kai (end of winter meeting) |
| Feb 3 : Kitain Temple, Naritasan Sub-Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kitain Temple Visiting Office |
| TEL 049-222-0859 |
| Naritasan Sub-Temple |
| TEL 049-222-0173 |
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| Oibukuro No Yumitori Shiki (Bow Twirling Ceremony of Oibukuro) |
| Feb 11 : Hikawa shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Hikawa Shrine Office |
| TEL 049-224-0589 |
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| March |
| Houchido No Fusegi (shrine ritual to drive out evil spirits) |
| Vernal Equinox Day : Ozaki Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival |
| End of March - mid May : Various parts of the city |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| April |
| Shingashi River Cherry Blossom Festival |
| End of Mar or early Apr : Shingashi River riverbed |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Oibukuro No Mansaku (Good Harvest Dance Festival of Oibukuro) |
| Apr 11 : Hikawa Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Ishida No Shishimai (Lion Dance of Ishida) |
| Apr 11 : Ishida, Kawagoe City |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Minami Tajima No Ashi Odori (Foot Dance of South Tajima) |
| Apr 14 : Hikawa shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kawagoe Matsuri Bayashi (Kawagoe Festival Music) |
| Apr 15 : Yakumo Shrine, Sugawara shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Nakafuku No Kagura (Sacred Music and Dance of Nakafuku) |
| Apr 19 : Inari Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Ishihara No Sasara Shishimai (Sasara Lion Dance of Ishihara) |
| 3rd Saturday & Sunday of April : Kannonji Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kitain Houmotsuten (Kitain Temple Treasure Exhibition) |
| Apr 24 - : Kitain Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kitain Temple Visiting Office |
| TEL 049-222-0859 |
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| Renge Matsuri (Lotus Flower Festival) |
| Apr 29 : Kawagoe City Agricultural Fureai Center |
| (Inquiry) |
| Agricultural Fureai Center |
| TEL 049-226-6551 |
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| Shingashi Gawa No Tsudoi (Gathering on Shingashi River) |
| Apr 29 : Asahi bridge river bed, Hie Shrine premises |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| May |
| Koedo Fair |
| During consecutive holidays : Renkei Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Spring Festival Folk Song Convention |
| Last day of the Spring Festival : Crea Park |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Hanamatsuri(The birth festival of Buddha) |
| May 8 : Renkei Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Renkei Temple Office |
| TEL 049-222-0043 |
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| June |
| Chi No Wa Kuguri (Passing through a Thatch Wheel Gate) |
| June 30 - July 3 : Kawagoe Hachiman Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe Hachiman Shrine |
| TEL 049-222-1396 |
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| July |
| Hatsuyama |
| July 13 : Sengen Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Manguri |
| 2nd Sunday of July : Yata Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Fukuda No Shishimai (Lion Dance of Fukuda) |
| 3rd Sunday of July : Akagi shrine, Seikouin Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kujirai No Mansaku (Good Harvest Dance Festival of Kujirai) |
| Sunday close to July 15 : Yasaka shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Houroku Kyu (Earthenware pan Moxa) |
| July 25 : Myoushou Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Myoushou Temple |
| TEL 049-222-2414 |
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| Kawagoe Water Park Pool Opening |
| Mid July : Kawagoe Water Park |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe Water Park |
| TEL 049-241-2241 |
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| Koedo Kawagoe Firework Display |
| Mid July : Isanuma Park or Aina Shinsui Park |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival |
| End of July: Area between and surrounding Kawagoe Station and Ichiban Gai |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Chi No Wa Kuguri (Passing through a Thatch Wheel Gate) |
| July 31 : Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| August |
| Bon Festival Dance |
| Mid August : Crea Park |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Emergency Drill |
| End of Aug : numerous areas in Kawagoe City |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| September |
| Cooked Rice Traditional Event |
| Sept 1 : Suzume No Mori Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Horo Festival |
| The day before Respect-for-the-Aged Day (third Monday of Sept) : Furuoya Hachiman Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Potato Digging Tour |
| Mid Sept - early Nov : numerous farms in Kawagoe City |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kawagoe City Art Exhibition |
| End of Sept: Kawagoe City Art Museum |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe Art Museum, Kawagoe Citizen Department |
| TEL 049-228-8080 |
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| October |
| Potato Day Festival |
| Oct 13 : Myozen Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Myozen Temple |
| TEL 049-222-7559 |
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| Kamiterayama’s Lion Dance |
| Mid Oct : Yata Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kawagoe Festival |
| 3rd Saturday and the following Sunday : Kawagoe City area |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Kawagoe Station Tourist Information Office |
| TEL 049-222-5556 |
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| Kawagoe Industrial Exhibition |
| End of Oct : Kawagoe Sports Park |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kawagoe City Commerce and Industry Promotion Department |
| TEL 049-224-8811 |
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| November |
| Koedo Kawagoe Chrysanthemum Festival |
| Nov 1- 23 : Kitain Temple |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kitain Temple Visiting Office |
| TEL 049-222-0859 |
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| December |
| Tori no Ichi Fair (Open-Air Market) |
| Dec 3 : Kumano Shrine |
| (Inquiry) |
| Kumano Shrine |
| TEL 049-225-4475 |
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