Oi Summer Festival | Portal Website for Float Festivals in Aichi Prefecture

: In the Oi Summer Festival, the deity of the tutelary Toyouke-jinja Shrine, appeases and comforts the soul of the Tsushima-jinja Shrine deity. The Tsushima-jinja Shrine originates long ago in the "Omiyoshisan" enshrined at the Owari Tsushima-jinja Shrine Tenno Festival that drifted downstream and were taken ashore at the Oi beach. "Omiyoshisan" is an object made of reeds in which the Gozu Tenno (a deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva) dwells, or which is a manifestation of the Gozu Tenno himself. After the Shinto ritual, the Toyouke-jinja Shrine deity goes to the Tsushima-jinja Shrine on a portable shrine. During this time, Oi's float serves to guard the deity. This unique lacquered float that resembles a Buddhist altar was built in the late Edo period in the current Hagi of Agui Town, Chita County, and came to Oi during the Taisho era after being owned by several districts. Unlike in the daytime, floats with lit lanterns from the three groups guard the deity safely back to the Toyouke-jinja Shrine.

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Date	7/14/2018
Time	From 8：00 to 22：00
Venue	Kitagawa 42, Oi, Minami-Chita 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 Kowa Line Kowa Station. Take the Chita Bus bound for Morozaki-ko, alight at Oi and walk for approx. 1 minute.
Access by car	After passing the Minamichita Road Toyooka toll gate, drive in the Morozaki Port direction, turn left at the Oi-Nishi intersection. The venue is approx. 1 minute away along the coast.