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Kenkoku Shrine Autumn Festival
Kenkokujinja-no-sanmenshishi
Sanmenshishi literally means Kylin lion with three faces. It is a group of lion dancers and staff as follows; a devil with a high nose, a gater with devil’s face, two lions, a drummer and a few assistants. In the festival they lead portable shrines parading around the village.
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Details
- Category
- lion dance・Portable shrine・Parade
- Location(s)
- Yuasa, Yuasa-chō, Wakayama Prefecture, Kenkoku Shrine
- Date(s) of Matsuri
- October 18
- Contact
- Yuasa1914, Yuasa-chō, Wakayama Prefecture, Kenkoku Shrine
- Access
- Ten minutes walk from JR Yuasa Station
- URL
- URL
- Conservation Group
- Kenkokujinja Sanmen Hozonkai
- Note
- Intangible folk cultural assets designated by Wakayama Prefecture
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