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Tako Town, Katori County, Chiba Prefecture

[Joshu, Echigo, SadoNarita, SuigoChoshi Area]

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Takogionsai

official name：-Tako Gion Festival and Shikago dance

English name：-Tako Gion Festival and Shikago dance

Tako Gion Festival

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A traditional festival that colors the summer of Tako, where people boil and the town boil!

4-town co-starring

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

Shikagomai

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

Floats

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

4-town co-starring

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

Shikagomai

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

Floats

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

4-town co-starring

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

Shikagomai

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

Floats

Public Relations Section, Tako Town Planning and Policy Division

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Important notice

※ The fireworks, which was usually held on July 26, will not be held. Thank you for your understanding.

  • to 12:00~22:00

The Tako Gion Festival, held every year on July 25th and 26th, is a cherished tradition dating back over 200 years to the Edo period. The festival features a vibrant parade of floats weaving through the town, accompanied by lively music and enthusiastic cheers. The Shiikago dance of Tako, performed as a prayer for bountiful harvests and good health, has been recognized as an Intangible Folk Cultural Asset of Chiba Prefecture

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Basic Information

Name of the venue
Yasaka-jinja Shrine
Location
〒289-2241 Around 2696, Tako, Tako-machi, Katori-gun, Chiba Yasaka-jinja Shrine

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Event organizer
President of the four towns of Takomachi Gion Festival (Shinmachi, Honmachi, Nakacho, Takane)
Notes
July 25 from 12:00 to 22:00 8:00-22:00 on July 26 ※ On both days, Ikagomai will be held from 19:00. 　
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Access
[People coming by car] About 20 minutes from Higashi Kanto Expressway Narita IC, Daiei IC, about 25 minutes from Matsuo-Yokoshiba IC, Ken-O Expressway [People coming by train or bus] About 25 minutes by shuttle bus between Takomachi and Narita Airport from JR Keisei Electric Railway "Airport No. 2 Building Station" Get off at "Takomachi government office" and get off at "Takodai Bus Terminal" about 110 minutes walk About 10 minutes
Parking Lot
150 cars (Please use the parking lot on the south side of Takomachi government office)
Number of visitors
Approx. 12,000 (previous year results)

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