Matsubara shrine festival

According to breaking news information, Matsubara shrine festival of the final festival order(宮入順) has announced by all town’s under the protection of the local deity of a lottery. There’re 28 towns to attend this festival which is the biggest festival in an Odawara city, Kanagawa prefecture.

This festival takes place during three days between 3, 4, 5-May every year. And the city event of Hojyo 5th parade(北條五代祭り) takes place at the same time of 3-May. Matsubara portable shrine(神輿) takes part in this city event parade before starting shrine’s festival.

Actually, the 5 shrines which are built at central Odawara city take place each shrine’s festival at the same time because all shrines are requested to take part in a city event parade by Odawara city. Therefore all shrines prepare their portable shrine(神輿) same timing.

Each portable shrines(神輿) are soon prepared to attend their each shrine of festival after return back from city event parade.

Matsubara shrine has 28 towns under the protection of the local deity and all towns have each portable shrine(町内神輿). Their town’s portable shrine are carried during the festival.

This year of 2015, there’re many portable shrines and floats will take part in this biggest festival. And I can’t help wishing to good weather condition during the festival.

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