Asakura Hashigo-jishi

1st Sunday of October (annual)
Musan Jinja (shrine)

Designated as Aichi Prefecture's Intagible Folk Cultural Asset


In 1598, Soemon and local farmers beat wild pigs by using a ladder and protected their rice field.
Then, they could get a rich harvest in that year.
People has been praying for a rich harvest without wild pigs' appearance and offering the lion dance on a scaffold since 1599.


The lion dance is performed approx. 30 minutes on the 9m-high scaffold in each number .


schedule
Sat.(Trial performance) 19:00-21:30
Sun (Main festival) 11:00-,11:30, 13:00-16:00, 19:00-21:30

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access
Get off at Asakura Sta. on the Meitetsu Line.
Walk to the East 5 minutes.

inquiries
TEL: 0562-33-3151(Chita City office)
0562-33-5396 (Musan Shrine)