Owari Tsushima Tennousai
Danjiri-bune Gyoji /Asa Matsuri
Japan's Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property

4th Sunday of July
Tsushima Jinja (shrine) and Tenno River

Five Danjiri-bune (festival bost) with Noh-ningyo (Noh doll) go up the stream toward
the Otabisho (place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during the festival).
The first boat is called "Ichieguruma" which is from former Ichie Village.

When Ichieguruma comes near the Otabisho, 10 men in loincloths with a pike jump into the water
one after another and visit the Otabisho. Then they dush toward Tsushima Shrine and cut off a new shimenawa
which stretched across the stone-bridge there.

Then chigo (samll children in special costume) sitting on guards' shoulders visit the Otabisho.
They play drums to the tune of the Tsushima-bue fluites at Tsushima Shrine.