The Dark Night Festival in Fuchu (Kurayami Matsuri)
Date: May 3-5
Location: Ookuni-Tama Shrine in Fuchu
3-minute walk from Fuchu Sta. on the Keio Line and twenty minutes by bike from ASIJ
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May 3, 6-8pm Ten festival floats with musical accompaniment will compete with each other.
May 3, 8pm- Komakurabe-shiki(Horse riding ceremony) Six horses will race along a zelkova-tree-lined path.
May 4, 12:15-1:30pm Children’s mikoshi(portable shrine) parade and the mando(literally means ”ten thousand lanterns”) performance contest
May 4, 5-6pm Taiko performance
May 4, 6-9pm Twenty-one Float Parade
May 5, 2:30pm- The grand taiko of each shrine is dispatched from each community and ceremoniously sent to the shrine grounds.
May 5, 6-9pm
The biggest excitement of the parade comes from valiant sparks exchanged between the huge drums and their players and the gallant mikoshi and their carriers. The parade slowly heads toward the turn-round point called otabisho located at the crossing of Kyu-Koshu Kaido Avenue and Fuchu Kaido Avenue.
It will be J-com live on the air from 5:30pm-10pm
Enjoy the Golden Week holidays!!
