Please note: The 2020 Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival will be held on a much smaller scale this year, as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Attendance will be limited to local people.
This festival - recognised as a Significant Intangible Folk Cultural Asset - has a history of over 800 years. The highlight of the festival is watching a procession of women dressed in beautiful traditional Japanese wedding apparel, making their way to the shrine at the heart of the town. The kabuki performances carried out by local children is also worth seeing.
| Website | http://www.minamiaizu.org/gion/ (Japanese) |
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| Event details |
From: 22 July 2020 Until: 24 July 2020 Recurrence: Held annually from July 22 to 24 |
| Access | The festival is a short walk from Aizu-Tajima Station View directions |
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| Getting there | By Car:
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