Chochin Festival | Portal Website for Float Festivals in Aichi Prefecture

: This is a Gion Festival with connections to Gozu Tenno, which is held by the Tsushima-jinja Shrine located in the Shimizu District of Shitara Town. About 200 lanterns attached to the float with strings are lit with a sacred source of fire received from the shrine. Then, the float is pulled from the venue to the shrine together while festival music is performed with whistles and drums. After a dedication of festive drumming, the "Chochin Tori" (lantern-snatching) starts. The spectators scramble to get hold of one and bring the willow tree branches and lanterns home. They are used to decorate the front door as an amulet for protection against summer illnesses.

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Date	6/30/2018
Time	From 6:00 PM to around 9:00 PM
Venue	Matsushita 29, Nishi-Nagura, Shitara Town
Phone number	0536-62-0531（Education Division, Shitara Town Board of Education (within Shitara Town Hall)）

Access by car	Approx. 60 minutes from Shin-Tomei Expressway Shinshiro I.C. via National Route 151 or 257. Past Roadside Station Agri Station Nagura, near the Town Bus Shimizu Bus Stop. Approx. 80 minutes from Tomei Expressway Nagoya I.C. via Sanage Green Road, National Route 153 or 257. Approx. 10 minutes from Roadside Station Donguri-no-Sato Inabu.