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Utsumi Spring Festival (Higashibata District Festival): [Minamichita-Town]; Date : 4/1/2018

: In April, when spring is in full bloom. In the town of Utsumi, splendid festivals distinctive to each district are held all at once.
The Higashibata District Festival is a traditional festival which has been held for more than 200 years. The float guards the deity of the Takamiya-jinja Shrine when it goes to the Kumano-sha Shrine on a portable shrine decorated in gold. On the upper part of this float built in the end of Edo period, a Yutori Shinto ritual play is performed by Karakuri puppets depicting a Shinto priest and a shrine maiden.

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Date	4/1/2018
Time	From 8:30 AM to around 8:00 PM
Venue	Akiba-jinja Shrine（Higashi-Zatobata 10, Utsumi, Minamichita Town, Chita County）
Phone number	0569-65-2880（Minamichita Town Cultural Heritage Preservation and Utilization Executive Committee or Social Education Division, Minamichita Town Board of Education） 0569-62-3100（Minamichita Town Tourist Association）

Minamichita Cultural Heritage Navigation	http://geoalpha.jp/minamichita/
Furatto Minamichita	http://minamichita-kk.com/

Access by public transport	Alight at Meitetsu Chita New Line Utsumi Station, and walk for 5 to 25 minutes to each district.
Access by car	Approx. 10 minutes in the Utsumi direction from Minamichita Road Minamichita I.C.