Narita Gion Festival

By the summer festival that "the Naritasan Gion festival" to pray "Dainichi Buddha" done 奉安 by Okunoin which is Buddha as the prime noumenon of the principal idol Acala of the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple for the request for rich harvest, all the people Toyosuke's raku ware, place accomplishment and the town around the Naritasan are united as for the Narita Gion Festival, and is performed, there is the history for about 300 years.

Narita Gion Festival is held for three days on latest Friday, Saturday, Sunday on July 7, 8 and 9 during a Naritasan Gion festival period, and all, in the town of Narita, the festival mood is dyed.
In 2025, a mikoshi and the cruise of a festival car, the stand are carried out on - Sunday, July 6 on the afternoon of Friday, July 4.

I go round around an approach to a shrine continuing to Naritasan with a gorgeous festival car, the tone of the musical accompaniment that a stand is lively and an energetic shout.

In our Bancho of this year, Hanazakicho, the guard are Tamachi.
A festival car is lighted up by night. A festival car, a stand which is mysterious and profound which is different from the noon can be enjoyed.

From safe prayer, Kagami-biraki Friday, July 4 13:30 infront of Daihondo Hall　

Security prayer held on Friday for the first day and the Kagami-biraki are solemn events to tell a beginning of Narita Gion Festival.

It is performed after the safe prayer, Kagami-biraki in infront of Daihondo Hall on festival car, stand contest (total dance) Friday, July 4

A total dance to begin by the signal of a young man head of the Narita Yamako Hokkaido assembly and the vice-head all at once. Each festival car, stand in the town block gathers to all members and young people match it with a musical accompaniment and dance it in high spirits. A festival car, a stand exits before Daihondo Hall sequentially and dedicates the dance. Afterwards, a festival car, the stand flocks to the town and Omotesando.

Festival car, stand contest (total dance) 　From Saturday, July 5 9:00 the JR Narita station square　

On Saturday of Chunichi, the second day starts from a total dance in front of the JR Narita Station.
A dance begins for the signal of the flower young ream young man head all-out all at once in total after a mikoshi did 進発 from the honorific title of a Japanese god mountain.
Following a mikoshi, a festival car, the stand flocks to the town and Omotesando.

From festival car, stand total pull Sunday, July 6 13:00 Naritasan Omotesando Street (door front - Yakushido Hall)　

On Sunday of the last day, a festival car, a stand runs up the slope of Naritasan Omotesando Street Nakacho.
The state that a festival car, a stand runs up the slope by handles at a stretch in high spirits is must-see.

From festival car, stand contest (total dance) Sunday, July 6 17:00 infront of Daihondo Hall

On Sunday of the last day, a dedication total dance almost the completion of the Narita Gion Festival is held.
In response to your encouragement, young people show a dance vividly.

Gion festival ... of light-up - night of a festival car, the stand

When it is past 19:00, a festival car, the stand is lighted up by lighting when a book of the night begins to drop and pleases us while bringing on an impression different from the day.
When it is at night, a festival car, the stands which go down relatively over a wide area, and were turned are gathered in Naritasan Omotesando Street, and the shout of young people becomes still louder for smart festival music in total in the daytime, too. Around from Omotesando is wrapped up in terrible heat by the traffic of a large number of customers and festival cars, stands before Naritasan gate from Narita Station.

Though meet a festival car, the stand that crowded Omotesando is turned a pull, and soak itself in the atmosphere of the festival to the full while walking at slow speed; excellent; do it, and enter the shop along just what, and is good though look at a festival car, the stand which comes and goes in Omotesando while taking the chilly cool air over a window, and enjoy a meal and chattering.

Would the atmosphere of ten festival cars, stands which go down late at night until (on 4th, 5th on 21:00, 6th around 22:00), and are turned and festival like to be fully thoroughly enjoyed?

※As it is upbound one way from Nakanocho Sakagami (Yakushido Hall) to a Naritasan outer gate as follows in every day, during a period, please be careful.
The date and time: Friday, July 4 from 16:30 to 22:00, Saturday, July 5 from 16:30 to 22:00, Sunday, July 6 from 16:30 to 23:00
One way section: Naritasan outer gate → → → Nakanocho → → → Yakushido Hall
But please note that time may be changed by the situation.

Please confirm the map from this.
 

About a festival dance

Beautifulness, beautifulness, beautifulness.
A sound to beat the priest's staff with a tone of the festival music is heard. It is the appearance of the festival dance (a lever is wound up).
The woman before geisha people and the wedding ceremony served in old days, but the children of the elementary school work these days.

A flower shade is put to the back in Ise hakama, a tabi and sandals to a kimono. A festival car and a stand are led while sounding a priest's staff held in a hand.

The clothes of the festival dance stop by like a festival short coat and the folding fan of the young people's ream in each town, and a color and a design vary.
What is compared is interesting.

The line of the festival dance to add bloom to the powerful festival car, guidance of the stand, the figure of lovely children please our eyes.

Narita Gion Festival link

• Visiting festival car, stands (service list)
• About a young people's consecutive organization
• With the Naritasan Gion festival
• News from traffic regulation, the Narita Gion Festival executive committee
• About Narita Gion Festival Photo contest

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