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Hina Doll Festival/ Folding Screen Festival
In Murakami, A machiya is characterized by its high ceilings and beautiful, large columns.
In Murakami, Niigata’s oldest castle town, many machiya (a traditional form of townhouses featuring narrow entrances and deep rooms) line up along the streets. During these festivals, houses are opened to the public exhibiting hina dolls and folding screens that have been passed down through the generations. Stroll about the historic town while enjoying the city’s ancestral heirlooms.
| (Location) | Murakami City |
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| (Contact) | Murakami City Tourism Association |
| (Tel) | 0254-53-2111 |
| (URL) | www.city.murakami.niigata.jp |
Murakami Festival
Every year on July 6 & 7, the castle town of Murakami hosts a festival of pomp and grandeur only possible in Murakami. Witness a beautiful procession featuring traditional lacquer-framed parade floats called oshagiri, some over 200 years old.
| (Location) | Murakami City |
|---|---|
| (Contact) | Murakami Tourism Association |
| (Best time to go) | July 6-7 |
| (Tel) | 0254-53-2111 |
| (URL) | www.city.murakami.niigata.jp |
Echigo- Sekikawa Giant Snake Festival
A festival connected with a local legend about a man who fought a giant snake. A procession winds through the village holding a 82.8 meter long, 2 ton snake made of grass and bamboo. The snake has been certified as the longest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.
| (Location) | Takase Hot Springs- Okura Shrine- Sekikawa Village Office |
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| (Contact) | Sekikawa Village Agriculture and Tourism Division |
| (Tel) | 0254-64-1441 |
| (Dates) | Weekend of the final Sunday in August |