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Hitachi Fūryūmono 日立風流物

The Hitachi Furyumono (日立風流物) is a parade in Hitachi city, Japan. It is held during Hitachi Sakura Matsuri (日立さくらまつり), the annual cherry blossom festival in April, and the Great Festival at the local Kamine Shrine once in every seven years in May. It is inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists as a part of "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan", 33 traditional Japan festivals.

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Hitachi Fūryūmono — 日立風流物
Photo: papakuro at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationHitachi, Ibaraki (日立市 茨城県)
WhenApril · May (Spring — exact dates change every year)
TypeJapanese festival (matsuri)
Official websitehttps://www.jsdi.or.jp/~masahiro/

Planning to go? The Hitachi Fūryūmono is held in April–May, but the exact dates, times and any entry fees are set year by year. Check the official website for this year's schedule before you travel.

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Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), linked below. Details may change; the festival's official announcements are the authoritative source.

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