April, 15th

Description

Starting at 9 am, the festival begins with the triumphal appearance of Nezugaseki Port's young men dressed in white clothes. The young men carrying the deity carriage (omikoshi 御神輿) sing in rhythm with the drums and the flutes, going from door to door asking for a cup of sake. After a 3 to 4 hours long procession, the young men enter the Nezugaseki river with the deity carriage on their shoulders to ask for purification.

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