2014/05/13
A traditional festival which has been registered as an Important Intangible Folk Culture Asset of Japan.
The festival is one of the three well-known ship festival of Japan. Many tourists visits the festival from within or outside the prefecture each year.
The festival brings braveness and gorgeousness as well as relic of the ancient time festival to its spectators.
The origin of Kibune Shrine and Ship Festival
Kibune Shrine was once called Kinomiyadaimyoujin before the Meiji era, it is said to be an Imakinogkami (a foreign god) which has same roots with Kinomiya, the popular god at Sagami and Izukaigan Area. The Jinushigami (a local god) of Manazuru was said to be Ichikuramyojin which is also currently worshiped in Kibune Shrine.
Information
| Event name | Kibune Festival |
|---|---|
| Place | Kibune-jinja, Manazuru Port, Manazuru-machi |
| Address | Manazuru-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa |
| Event Period | July 27 and 28 each year |
| Admission Fee | — |
| Contact | Manazuru Tourism Association Tel: 0465-68-2500 |
| Getting there | by Car From Tokyo area Tomei Expressway Atsugi IC> Odawara-Atsugi Road Odawara-nishi IC> Seisho Bypass Ishibashi IC> National Road No. 135 Manazuru From Nagoya area Tomei Expressway Ooi Matsuda IC > National Road No. 255 via Odawara> National Road No. 135 ManazuruRailway From Tokyo area [Tokyo Station ]-–JR Tokaido Main Line -–[ Manazuru Station] (approximately one hour 43 minutes) [Tokyo Station ]-–JR Shinkansen Hikari -–[ Atami Station ]-–JR high speed Acty – –[ Manazuru Station] (approximately one hour eight minutes) [Tokyo Station ]-–JR Shinkansen Kodama -–[ Odawara Station ]-–JR Tokaido Main Line -–[ Manazuru Station] (approximately 56 minutes) [Shinjuku Station ]-– Odakyu Romancecar – –[ Odawara Station ]-–JR Tokaido Main Line -–[ Manazuru Station] (approximately one hour 45 minutes) From Nagoya area [Nagoya Station ]-–JR Shinkansen Kodama -–[ Atami Station ]-–JR Tokaido Main Line -–[ Manazuru Station] (approximately two hours 25 minutes) |
| Website | http://www.manazuru.net |
| Parking lot | Manazuru Elementary School school grounds (temporarily), Kotogahama parking lot (temporarily) |
| Notes | Congestion is expected. When you come, please use public transport. |
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