“Japan Heritage” Certified by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in FY2016
The “DATE Culture” Fostered by Masamune
Constituent cultural property
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The “DATE Culture” Fostered by Masamune
43 Hote-matsuri / Hana-matsuri at Shiogama-jinja (Shinto shrine)
Hote-matsuri（ritual） takes place on March 10th every year, and originally started i n 1682. Hana-matsuri（ritual） takes place on the fourth Sunday of April every year, and origi nally started in 1778. Both ritual originated as ritual for “Ujiko”（the local people who have faith in the particular “jinja”）, under the permission of the Sendai domain.A “Mikoshi” that weighs over one ton travels across the area. This ritual developed to be the representative events of the Shiogama area with the times.
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Stories : 3 Spreading of Culture After Masamune Designated : 1 Unspecified Categories : 8 Festivals Indicating the Spread Among Common People Regions : 4 Shiogama City - DATA
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Name : 43 Hote-matsuri / Hana-matsuri at Shiogama-jinja (Shinto shrine) Location : 1-1 Ichimoriyama, Shiogama City, and the central area of Shiogama City - Location/Ownership/Traditional place
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