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Lantern Floating Cool Evening Festival
Following a memorial service featuring sutra chanting and incense offerings, floating lanterns are released onto the Oshi River with prayers for ancestral spirits, peace, and family safety. In this traditional event where magical lights flicker on the water's surface, general visitors can also release lanterns and participate in offering prayers.
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- DateAugust 16 (usually)Check the official website for this year's dates
- VenueNear Shoei Bridge on the Oshi River, north of Gyodashi Station行田市駅北側忍川翔栄橋付近
Upcoming events nearby
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- Higashimatsuyama City Library Mini Reading SessionWed, Nov 11 · Higashimatsuyama · City Library 3F Training Roomabout 12.7 km
- Gyoda City Library Tamago StorytimeWed, Nov 11 · Gyoda · Library Story Roomabout 2.3 km
Details
- Organizer
- Gyoda Omotenashi Tourism Bureau
- Contact
- Gyoda Omotenashi Tourism Bureau 048-577-8442
- Source
- 行田おもてなし観光局
- Name at the source
- とうろう流し納涼大会
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Venue map
Around the venue
The venue, Near Shoei Bridge on the Oshi River, north of Gyodashi Station, is about 100 m in a straight line from 行田市 Station. Nearby parks you can visit after the event: 本丸児童公園 (about 800 m), 水城公園 (about 1000 m), 富士見児童交通公園 (about 1.3 km). On rainy days, indoor places such as 忍城NINJA体験 (about 800 m) are an option.
Nearest stations
- 行田市 Station (秩父鉄道)about 100 m
- 東行田 Station (秩父鉄道)about 900 m
Nearby parks
Indoor places for rainy days
- 忍城NINJA体験Hands-on activities · 松プラン6,500円、竹プラン2,500円、梅プラン500円about 800 m
- 行田市郷土博物館Museum · 大人200円、高大生100円、小中学生50円about 800 m
- 埼玉県立さきたま史跡の博物館Museum · 一般200円、高校生・学生100円、中学生以下無料about 2.6 km
Distances are straight-line from the venue. Park and facility pages show their sources and check dates.
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