Title Ofune Festival

  • Nagano
Topic(s):
Shrines/Temples/Churches Annual Events
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
azuminoshikaigaipuromoshonkyogikai
Associated Address:
6079, Hotaka, Azumino-shi , Nagano

御船祭り


毎年9月、おだやかで日陰の多い穂高神社の境内は、活気あふれる二日間の祭りの中心となり、大勢の観客を呼び込みます。最大で長さ12メートル、高さ6メートル、重さは5~6トンにもなる色とりどりの山車が町内を引かれて回った後、神社で豪快にぶつかりあいます。祭りの二日目である9月27日は、663年に戦死した安曇族の英雄、安曇比羅夫(あずみのひらふ)の命日とされます。


Ofune Festival


Every September, the peaceful, shady confines of Hotaka Jinja become the focal point of a lively, two-day festival that draws crowds of spectators. Colorful floats, the largest 12 meters long and 6 meters high and weighing 5 or 6 tons, are pulled through the streets before converging in exuberant clashes at the shrine. September 27, the second day of the festival, is observed as the anniversary of the death of Azumi-clan hero Azumi no Hirafu, who died in battle in the year 663.


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