December 25, 2024

Category: Festival

Festival

Ended 2024 Chichibu Night Festival Over 250K Visitors!

Rural Japanby Rural Japan0
The grand festival of Chichibu Shrine took place, featuring the parade of floats and Kasaboko (decorative floats with large umbrellas) through the streets of Chichibu.
The event attracted a large number of visitors. According to the city of Chichibu, the total number of attendees this year reached 257,000, with 30,000 on December 2 and 227,000 on December 3. Notably, the presence of foreign tourists was significantly higher than in previous years.

During the climax of the Chichibu Night Festival, the procession heading to the Otabisho reached the Ohanabatake Station crossing around 7:00 p.m.... Read More