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Inazawa City Tour Guide Booklet Inazawa Harmony of Five So Inazawa City Tour Guide Booklet Inazawa Harmony of Five So All you want to know about sightseeing in Inazawa is in this booklet with handy maps!! Map to Inazawa City HOKURIKU EXPWAY Oyabetonami JCT Kanazawa Takayama Nagano Main Line NAGANO EXPWY Hokuriku TOKAI-HOKURIKU EXPWY Main Line Chuo Main Line Okaya JCT CHUO EXPWY Tokyo Ichinomiya- TOKAI-KANJO EXPWY Nishi IC TOMEI EXPWY Ichinomiya IC MEISHIN EXPWY SHIN-TOMEI EXPWY Inazawa Komaki JCT Suita JCT Nagoya Shizuoka City Toyota JCT Yokkaichi JCT ISE-WANGAN Tokaido Main Line Kameyama JCT EXPWY SHIN-MEISHIN EXPWY Osaka Tokaido Shinkansen HIGASHI-MEIHAN EXPWY Chubu Centrair International Airport Fukuoka / Okinawa Sendai / Sapporo By train Tokyo Nagoya Inazawa Tokaido Shinkansen Tokaido Main Line 1 hr. and 40 min. by "NOZOMI" 10 min. by Local Shin-Osaka Konomiya Tokaido Shinkansen Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line 52 min. by "NOZOMI" 12 min. by Limited Express Kanazawa Gifu Inazawa Hokuriku Main Line / Tokaido Main Line Tokaido Main Line 2 hr. and 36 min. 15 min. by Local by Limited Express "SHIRASAGI" By car Ichinomiya Ichinomiya- Suita JCT JCT Nishi IC Inazawa City Komaki JCT Okaya JCT MEISHIN TOKAI-HOKURIKU 15 min. CHUO EXPWY EXPWY EXPWY 135 min. 120 min. 1 min. Kameyama Ichinomiya Suita JCT JCT Kanie IC IC SHIN-MEISHIN HIGASHI-MEIHAN 20 min. 20 min. MEISHIN EXPWY EXPWY EXPWY 10 min. 70 min. 35 min. Oyabetonami Shizuoka JCT Bisai IC IC TOKAI-HOKURIKU EXPWY 20 min. TOMEI EXPWY 150 min. 140 min. By air Sapporo Chubu Centrair International Airport 1 hr. and 55 min. Sendai Express Konomiya 1 hr. and 15 min. Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line / Airport Line Fukuoka 50 min. by Limited Express "μ-SKY" 1 hr. and 10 min. City transportation map TOKAI-HOKURIKU EXPWY Meitetsu MEISHIN Ichinomiya-Nishi IC Ichinomiya Sta. JR Owari Ichinomiya Sta. EXPWY Ichinomiya JCT Ichinomiya IC Meitetsu Bisai Line 22 Nishiowari Komaki JCT Chuo Rd Sobue Area Konomiya Sta. JR Inazawa Sta. Morikami Sta. 155 Meitetsu TOMEI EXPWY Nagoya Main Line Heiwa Rokuwa Sta. Area NAGOYA-DAINI- KANJO EXPWY Kiyosu JCT Meitetsu Tsushima Line Kiyosu- Nagoya IC Tsushima Sta. Higashi IC Sukaguchi Sta. NAGOYA Kanie IC EXPWY HIGASHI-MEIHAN Yatomi IC Nagoya- NAGOYA EXPWY nishi JCT EXPWY JR Nagoya Sta. Meitetsu Nagoya Sta. New residence for Sobue/Heiwa area Nagoya Sukaguchi Tsushima Rokuwa Morikami Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Meitetsu Tsushima Line Meitetsu Bisai Line Meitetsu Bisai Line 11 min. 16 min. by Local 4 min. by Local 8 min. by Local by Rapid Express Meitetsu Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Ichinomiya 15 min. by Rapid Limited Express Gifu Morikami Rokuwa Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Meitetsu Bisai Line Meitetsu Bisai Line 19 min. by Rapid Limited Express 20 min. by Local 8 min. by Local Meitetsu bus & Community Bus (Daily service) Inazawa Chuo Line, Apita Inazawa-ten course Apita Shiyakusho Bijutsukan Meitetsu Nishiguchi of Inazawa-ten (City Hall) Konomiya Sta. the JR Inazawa Sta. Inazawa Chuo Line, Yawase course Yawase Kannon Shiyakusho Meitetsu Nishiguchi of (City Hall) Konomiya Sta. the JR Inazawa Sta. Not in service: Sundays, national holidays, Community Bus Dec. 29th to Jan. 3rd and Hadaka Matsuri Festival day Sobue・Inazawa Line, Fureainosato Course Fureainosato Meitetsu Shiyakusho Meitetsu Inazawa Shimin Morikami Sta. (City Hall) Konomiya Sta. Byoin(City Hospital) Sobue・Inazawa Line, Chisenin Course Chisenin Meitetsu Shiyakusho Meitetsu Inazawa Shimin Morikami Sta. (City Hall) Konomiya Sta. Byoin(City Hospital) Orizu・Inazawa Line Orizu Shimin Nishiguchi of Inazawa Shimin Meitetsu Apita Center the JR Inazawa Sta. Byoin(City Hospital) Konomiya Sta. Inazawa-ten Oosato Line Inazawa Shimin Meitetsu Inazawa Shimin Byoin(City Hospital) Oosato Sta. Byoin(City Hospital) (Via Oosato-nishi Shimin Center/Oosato-higashi Shimin Center) Chiyoda・Heiwa Line Heiwa Branch Meitetsu Chiyoda Shmin Meitetsu Inazawa Shimin Shobata Sta. Center Konomiya Sta. Byoin(City Hospital) Please check the schedule of your bus stop beforehand. 【HP】http://www.city.inazawa.achi.jp/ 【TEL】0587-32-1146(Community Collaboration Division, Inazawa City Hall ) 1 Inazawa, the city that plays the melody of layers of charms. Hearts of the courageous men throb for the festival. Colorful fresh wind blows through the city. The power of creation was developed and handed down from generation to generation. Feelings aroused by memories of times past. The heart of Inazawa is what is offered more than anything else. 2 CONTENTS ◎Hadaka-matsuri (Naked Festival) Documentation of Hadaka-matsuri 6 Soul-stirring and powerful poetry of Walking Tour Inazawa. Close up from the begin- ning to the end of Hadaka-matsuri Konomiya Course 10 with approximately 200 thousand visitors. Cherry blossom necklace 14 ◎Cherry blossoms in Heiwa Story of cherry blossoms 16 ◎Ginkgo in Sobue Cherry blossoms encyclopedia 17 ◎Hydrangeas in Otsuka Walking Tour Cherry Blossom Course 18 Shokaiji Historical Park Open view of ginkgo at Sobue 20 Enjoy colors of Inazawa in every sea- Ginkgo a la carte 22 son with full-bloom of cherry blos- Walking Tour Ginkgo Course 24 soms in spring, hydrangeas in the rainy season and golden ginkgo Kiso River Course 26 leaves in autumn. Charms of hydrangea 28 ◎Planting trees with proud history Planting trees with proud history 32 Planting and saplings industry in Ina- Made in the city of green 34 zawa has a long history and cultural Walking Tour background. One of the four biggest Kannon Course 36 planting and sapling industries in Ja- pan is in the abundance of green. Takanori Oguiss's world 40 ◎Takanori Oguiss Bunkano-Mori 42 ◎History / Culture Inazawa with much history 44 Follow the Minoji 48 Once the center of culture of Owari; Inazawa had a great artist; intro- Owari-Shichifukujin pilgrimage 50 ducing his cultural background. Walking Tour Old Road Course 52 Inazawa City Event Guide 56 ◎Local specialty & Taste of Inazawa 58 Annual events Bunkano-Oka 62 ◎Accommodation Hot Springs 63 Inazawa's welcoming with local Lodging 64 food and annual events. Contacts 65 Inazawa Guide Map 66 Hadaka-matsuri at Konomiya 稲沢の Historical Shinto tradition, Hadaka-matsuri, is feverish and full of excitement. Men are here to represent a 1,250 year old culture. 4 Courage of Inazawa 5 Unusual festival of the world Hadaka-matsuri Documentation Ⅰ (Naked Festival) Naoi-Shinji 1 Shimebashira-Tateshiki Tow posts with a script of Naoi-Shinji written by brush are posted, at the 2nd Shrine Gate and at Romon Gate. Two week long Shinto festival begins at this point. 2nd day of lunar New Year 2nd day of lunar New Year 2 Naoinin (Shin-otoko) selecting ceremony A group of applicants arrive at Naoiden in hope of being chosen as Naoinin (Shin-otoko) to whom all the evils have been transferred. After the prayer, they chose one by draw. Background of Hadaka-matsuri 1 2 6 Approx. 200 thousand visitors Hadaka-matsuri So-Courage 3 Okagami-Mochi-Mochitsuki Shinto ritual held early in the morning, followed by brethren pounding 50 bags of mochi rice. The mochi weighs 4 tons. This giant triple layered mochi with a sour orange on the top wards off evil. 10th day of lunar 7th day New Year of lunar New Year 4 Naoinin (Shin-otoko) Sanro Shin-otoko is sent off by his family and isolates himself inside Naoiden for 3 days in order to purify himself. Hadaka-matsuri is one of the Owari-Okuni-Tamajinja three most famous and unus- （Konomiya） P67 D-2 ual festivals in Japan. A crowd Hadaka-matsuri during Lunar New of naked men jostle each Year held at this shrine. Other events include Cherry Blossom Festival and other, attempting to touch Plants and Trees Festival. Shin-otoko in order to transfer ●0587-23-2121 ●1-1-1, Konomiya their evil to him. It's held at ● 3 min. walk from Meitetsu Konomiya Owari-Okuni-Tamajinja. Sta., 15 min. walk from JR Inazawa Sta. 1. Romon Gate - Built in the early Muromachi Period. Natl Cultural Property. A large scale repair with dismantlement in the 3rd year of Shoho (1646). 2. The 3rd Shrine Gate to the 2nd Shrine Gate - It is said to have been part of the Ooe River along a stretch of 150m. There is still a wide entrance path to the shrine. 3. The front shrine - Built in the early Edo 3 Period. Natl Cultural Property. As seen in Kirizuma-zukuri, the inside poles are parallel. 7 Unusual festival of the world Hadaka-matsuri Documentation Ⅱ (Naked Festival) 12th day of lunar 5 Okagami-Mochi-Hono New Year The decorated Okagami-Mochi is carried around the town, guided by a Shinto priest who performs a ritual, and is consecrated inside the Main Hall. 13th day of lunar 6 Naoi-Shinji(Hadaka-matsuri) New Year Some of the naked men carry Naoizasa(bamboo poles) to represent those who were not able to be naked for the festival, and pack themselves into the entrance path to the shrine, jostling each other in an attempt to touch the Shin-otoko. 7 Yonaoi-Shinji Shin-otoko, with mochi (considered full of evil) on his back, is pushed outside the shrine. This is followed by an important ritual by a Shinto priest who buries the mochi in order to seal off evil. 14th day of lunar New Year Okagami-Mochi- 8 Mochikirihajime Pieces of mochi are distributed to people. Traditionally, it is said that 14th day eating mochi is good for one's of lunar health. New Year 8 Festivals in Inazawa City Festivals at Konomiya ◆Inazawa Cherry Blossom Festival Hadaka-matsuri Started in 1986. Tea cere- So-Courage mony and concert are held with fully bloomed cherry blossoms in the Konomiya entrance path. ●Location-Konomiya entrance path area ●Early in Apr. ● 0587-81-5000 (Inazawa C.O.C.) ◆Horse Festival Decorated horses run 200m of track on Konomiya entrance path.
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