Tamoncho, Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture

~Schedule~
❖ Evening Festival ❖
August 24 (Thu.)
● Tozawa Shrine annual festival
Hours: 10:00~
Venue: Tozawa Shrine

● Dedication to Shinjo Hayashi
Hours: 8:30~
Venues: Tozawa Shrine, Tenmangu Shrine, Gokoku Shrine

● Shinjo Hayashi Joint Concert
Hours 9:30~
Venue: Abies, Fureai Square in front of Shinjo Station

● Light-up ceremony
Hours: 18:00-18:20
Venue: Chuo-dori intersection

● Yoimatsuri float procession (19 cars in total)
Hours: 18:30~20:30
Venue: Central Shopping Street – Shinjo Station Fureai Hiroba Abies
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❖ Main Festival ❖
August 25 (Fri.)
● Tenmangu Annual Festival
Hours: 7:00~
Venue: Tenmangu Shrine

● Festival procession starting ceremony
Hours: 8:30~
Venue: Tenmangu Square

● Mikoshi procession
Time & Route
[ 9:00 Departure from Mogami Park] ~ [ Around 9:45 Fureai Plaza Abies in front of Shinjo Station] ~ [Various places in the city] ~ [ 15:00 : Ishikawa-cho Gokigen Street] ~ [ 15:45 Arrive at Mogami Park ]

● Main festival float procession (19 cars in total)
Time & Route
[ 10:00 Departure from Elderly Welfare Center] ~ [ Around 10:40 Fureai Hiroba Abies in front of Shinjo Station] ~ [Various locations in the city] ~ [ Around 14:00 Honmachi Street] ~ [ Around 16:00 End at Kitamachi Jujiro]
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❖ After Festival ❖
August 26 (Sat.)
● Gokoku Shrine annual festival
Hours: 9:00~
Venue: Gokoku Shrine

● Kowaka Renbayashi Concert
Hours: 9:30~11:30
Venue:  Yumeria “Flower and Green Exchange Square”

● Dedicated Judo Tournament
Hours: 8:30~13:00
Venue:  Shinjo Junior High School Gymnasium

● Dedicated Archery Tournament
Hours: 9:30~16:00
Venue: Higashiyama Budokan gymnasium

● Dedicated deer dance
Hours: 10:00~11:00
Venue: Mogami Park

● Decorative floats (19 in total)
Hours: 10:00~16:00
Venue: In front of the station, Honmachi, Omachi, Chuo-dori

● Deer dance in the city
Hours: 13:00~
Venue: Minamihonmachi crossroads

● Hand tightening
Time : 15:30-
Location : Minami-Honmachi crossroads

● Amateur singing and entertainment show
Hours: 17:30~20:30
Venue: Kirayaka Bank Parking Lot

*Event schedule may be subject to change

You can see the Shinjo Festival float theme here:
float theme

Inquiry
Shinjo Festival Committee
☎ 0233-22-6855