One of the three best Gion festivals in Japan, which features the elegant, solemn Nanahokai Procession, during which brides wearing gorgeous attire use Seven Sacred Vessels to present offerings in front of the shrineAizu Tajima Gionsai is one of the three best Gion festivals in Japan. This festival, which is held every year in Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture, includes Shinto rituals, large yatai (floats), kabuki (classical Japanese theater), and various other events. In particular, the Nanahokai Procession, which is held on the July 23rd, is especially spectacular. During this Shinto ritual, women wearing gorgeous bridal attire and men wearing formal kamishimo attire fill the Seven Sacred Vessels with holy sake, sekihan (red rice), and other offerings and present them at the Tadeuga Shrine and Kumano Shrine. The sight of this magnificent summer tradition will surely live on in the memories of those who witness it.A parade of flags of all colors held aloft! One of Japan’s three biggest flag festivals, with a history going back over 970 yearsThis flag festival is based on an old legend that tells the story of enemy forces retreating because they mistook the fallen snow for the white flags of Minamoto. During the event, around one hundred white flags and gotanbata flags of five different colors, all of which are approximately nine meters tall, are held aloft by men in white costumes, who play conch shells during their approximately eight-kilometer march to Hayama Shrine. The night before the festival, a full-body purification ceremony called Mizugori is held, and there is also a Shuttatsushiki (departure ceremony) at the Kohata Community Center before the procession heads out on the day of the event.Date:Every year from July 22 to 24Place:Tajima areaCar: About 70 minutes by car from the Nishinasuno-Shiobara I.C., which is on the Tohoku ExpresswayMinamiaizu-Town Tourism Products AssociationDate:Every year on the first Sunday in DecemberPlace:Kohata area, Nihonmatsu CityCar: About 30 minutes by car from the Nihonmatsu I.C., which is on the Tohoku ExpresswayTowa Tourism Association (inside the Regional Development Division of the Nihonmatsu City Towa Branch Office)開催日:毎年7月22日から7月24日場所:田島地域一帯車:東北自動車道「西那須野塩原I.C.」より車で約70分南会津町観光物産協会0241-62-3000開催日:毎年12月の第1日曜日場所:二本松市木幡地内車:東北自動車道「二本松I.C.」より車で約30分東和観光協会(二本松市東和支所地域振興課内)0243-66-2490子どもを乗せた4台の大屋台が町中を駆け巡り、「芸場」で停車し、大屋台上で子ども歌舞伎が披露される。一幕終えるごとに、大屋台は次の芸場へと移動する。喧嘩屋台としても見どころである。Four large yatai carrying children travel through town, occasionally stopping at geiba (performing spots), where the children perform kabuki. When each act ends, each large yatai moves on to the next geiba. This so-called “battle of the yatai” is something to see.羽山神社の手前にある胎内くぐり岩では、太刀と袈裟を奉納した後、幅約70㎝の岩の間を抜ける成人儀式「胎内くぐり」が行われる。At the Tainai Kuguri rocks in front of Hayama Shrine, a tachi sword and kesa (monk’s robe) are offered to the gods before conducting Tainai Kuguri, a coming-of-age ceremony during which people pass through an approximately 70-centimeter gap in the rocks.豪華絢爛な衣装の花嫁達が七つの器でご神前にお供え物を献上、優雅に粛々と行われる七行器行列が見どころの日本三大祇園祭日本三大祇園祭の一つに数えられる「会津田島祇園祭」。福島県南会津町で毎年開催されるこの祭りでは、神事や大屋台の運行、歌舞伎など、さまざまな催しが繰り広げられる。なかでも圧巻なのが、7月23日の本祭で行われる「七行器(ななほかい)行列」だ。豪華絢爛な花嫁衣装に身を包んだ女性や、裃(かみしも)姿の男性が列をなし、「七つの器」に御神酒、赤飯などを盛り、田出宇賀(たでうが)・熊野神社へ奉献する神事。その壮麗な光景は、見る者の記憶にいつまでも残る夏の風物詩である。色とりどりの幡をなびかせて練り歩く!970年以上の歴史を刻む日本三大旗祭り1055年に源氏の軍勢が二本松市の木幡山に立てこもったところ、敵軍が降り積もった雪を源氏の白旗と見間違えて退却したという伝説に由来する幡祭り。高さ約9mにも及ぶ白幡や5色で彩られた五反幡(ごたんばた)など約百本の幡を押し立てて、白装束に身を包んだ男衆が法螺貝(ほらがい)を響かせながら約8kmの道のりを羽山神社まで練り歩く。祭り前夜には「水垢離(みずごり)」と呼ばれる身を清める儀式があり、当日は行列に先駆けて木幡住民センターで「出立式」が行われる。山車行事 装束行列国指定重要無形民俗文化財冬の行事国指定重要無形民俗文化財EventAccessContactEventAccessContactイベント情報アクセスお問い合わせ先ホームページ ▶ URL https://www.kanko-aizu.com/イベント情報アクセスお問い合わせ先ホームページ ▶ URL https://www.city.nihonmatsu.lg.jp/kankou/matsuri/hata_matsuri/page001632.htmlここが見どころ !ここが見どころ !福島県/南会津町 Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture福島県/二本松市 Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture919100※掲載されている情報は、令和7(2025)年12月末現在の情報であり、お出かけの際には、事前に最新情報をご確認下さい。 *The information provided is current as of the end of December 2025 (Reiwa 7). Please check the latest information before planning your visit.※掲載されている情報は、令和7(2025)年12月末現在の情報であり、お出かけの際には、事前に最新情報をご確認下さい。 *The information provided is current as of the end of December 2025 (Reiwa 7). Please check the latest information before planning your visit. あ い づ た じま ぎ お ん さいAizu Tajima Gion Festival こ は た は た ま つKohata Hata Matsuri (Kohata Flag Festival)会津田島祇園祭木幡の幡祭り
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