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Konosu Summer Festival
A historic Gion festival featuring a procession of 12 powerful portable shrines along a pedestrian-only zone of about 3 kilometers on the Nakasendo, one of the longest in Japan. Experience the thrilling shrine processions up close.
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- Date2026 Sun, Jul 12
- VenueNakasendo (Kami [in front of Chikugen'in] to Fukai 2-chome Intersection)中山道（加美(池元院前) 〜 深井2丁目交差点）
- TimePedestrian zone: 14:00–20:00
Details
- Contact
- Konosu City Commerce and Tourism Division (Commerce and Labor Affairs) TEL. 048-541-1321
- Source
- 鴻巣市観光協会
- Name at the source
- 鴻巣夏まつり
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