This is the 29th, the final day of the Hachiman Festival “Asaka Kunitsuko Shrine Autumn Festival”.
This is the 29th, the final day of the Hachiman Festival “Asaka Kunitsuko Shrine Autumn Festival”.
Koriyama has the only festival in Fukushima where so many portable shrines gather.
Koriyama was a territory of the Nihonmatsu domain.
With permission from the domain, the Mikoshi Togyo, meaning a parade of portable shrines, began in 1765.
“Togyo” means that the spirits of the gods parade through the city in portable shrines.
“Kangyo” means that after three days of Togyo, the gods finally pass along the path to the shrine and return to their home.
The gods’ desire to continue the festival and not want it to end causes the portable shrines to come and go.
This year, we were able to enjoy it without masks, and it was a great success.
Wasshoi !
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