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Chagu Chagu Umakko
チャグチャグ馬コ
Iwate · Tohoku
A National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in which about 100 draft horses in ornate bell-hung costumes parade 14 km from Onikoshi Sozen Shrine in Takizawa to Morioka Hachimangu, their jingling bells listed among Japan's 100 Soundscapes. A rite honoring Sozen-sama, guardian deity of horses.
- Dates
- June 12Dates follow the event's usual annual pattern — confirm with the organizer before you travel.
- Location
- Iwate · Tohoku
- Nearest station
- No single station — 13 km procession; free shuttle bus from JR Morioka Station
- Crowd level
- Regional attendance
- Entry
- Free entry
- Official site
- tohokukanko.jp/attractions/detail_1005090.html
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