It will be held on Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd, 2024! We will explain in detail about the Oyodo Gion Festival and the fireworks display.
掲載日：2024.07.22
The 2024 Oyodo Gion Festival and Fireworks Display will be held on August 2nd (Friday) and 3rd (Saturday)! In this article, we will explain the highlights of the Oyodo Gion Festival and how to get there.
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What is Oyodo Gion Festival?
The Oyodo Gion Festival is a summer event that is usually held around the end of July around the Oyodo fishing port in Meiwa Town MeiwaTown, and a fireworks display is also held in conjunction with the festival.
The festival will be held in Yoimiya in the Higashi Ward of Oyodo, and today, floats will be drawn in Miseko (Kita Ward, Naka Ward, Nishi Ward) and Yama Oizu. Also, in Sansei Ko, a mikoshi (portable shrine), which has been revived for the first time in about half a century, has appeared a few years ago, with floats being pulled over by young people from the local youth group, and mikoshi (portable shrines) being carried by local elementary school students through their respective wards. I'll parade around.
The Oyodo Gion Festival began about 270 years ago in the mid-Edo period as a folk belief to ward off epidemics, pray for the safety of parishioners, and for the development of agriculture and fishing. It is said to be a successor to Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto and Tsushima Shrine in Aichi, and its enshrined deity is Susanoo-no-mikoto.
In this article, we will explain the highlights and access to the Oyodo Gion Festival.
About the schedule
The main schedule for the Oyodo Gion Festival and fireworks festival is as follows.
■Oyodo Gion Festival
Higashi Ward Friday, August 2, 2024 17:30~
Sansei Ko, Yamadaiyodo Saturday, August 3, 2024
・Children's Mikoshi (Sanseiko area) 10:00-12:00
・Gion Festival: 13:00-17:00
*Floats will parade through each district.
■ Fireworks Festival
Saturday, August 3, 2024, 19:20-21:30
*Number of shots: Approximately 5,000
Introducing the highlights of Oyodo Gion Festival
① Fireworks display
On Saturday, August 3rd, 5,000 fireworks will be launched at Oyodo Fishing Port from 7:20 to 9:30 p.m.
The view of fireworks going off over the floats gathered from each district is a spectacular sight! Please take a photo♪
② Sea crossing
After the Sanseiko floats have been pulled to Oyodo Fishing Port, the "Kaijo Togyo" procession takes place, in which the floats are placed on top of two connected fishing boats, known as "Narihira" and "Yukihira," and slowly floated across Oyodo Port.
About opening stalls etc.
This year, when the event is normally held, stalls are planned.
The event will take place around Oyodo Fishing Port, and dozens of stalls are scheduled to open. Come enjoy the summer festival while sampling the gourmet food on sale at the food stalls.
*Please take your trash home with you or throw it away in the designated area.
About access, parking, and traffic regulations
[Car] Approximately 30 minutes from Tamaki IC on the Ise Expressway 5 minutes east of the Oyodo intersection from National Route 23
[Special parking lot] In front of JA Takigun Head Office (behind Meiwa Fire Station, approx. 800 spaces)
Opening hours: 16:00-23:00
[Free shuttle bus]
A free shuttle bus will run from the special parking lot to the venue.
To the fireworks venue: First train 16:40, last train 20:20
From the fireworks venue (return) First train 20:10, last train 22:30
*Both departure and arrival times are approximately 20 minutes apart.
Traffic restrictions may apply depending on the time, so please follow the signs and instructions of staff on site.
Please see below for details on special parking lots and traffic regulations for the fireworks festival.
How was it
We introduced the highlights and access to the Oyodo Gion Festival.
The Oyodo Gion Festival and fireworks display will be held as usual, following last year.
Please come to the Oyodo Gion Festival, which can be enjoyed by both adults and children!
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