Miki Town Hot Autumn Festival! Special Tour to Experience Powerful Giant Lion Dance Up Close

About this event

A special tour offering an in-depth experience of the traditional local lion dance culture will be held in Miki Town, Kagawa Prefecture. On this tour, you can view the powerful "Ohjishi" (giant lion), weighing approximately 200 kg, up close at Hikami Hachimangu Shrine. You will also visit Ikazuchi Hachimangu Shrine, which features simultaneous performances of small lions and a unique custom of competing for the shrine gate's target (mato). A local guide will accompany the tour to explain the history, background, and deep connection of the lion dance to Miki Town, allowing you not only to watch but also to understand its appeal many times more deeply. For lunch, you can enjoy a creative somen noodles lunch preserving traditional hand-stretched techniques at "Muginawa no Sato Masagoya". This tour is an ideal autumn day-trip event for both locals and visitors from outside the town to rediscover the hidden charms of Miki Town.

Venue

Tanaka Ikazuchi Hachimangu Shrine

4182 Tanaka, Miki-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa 761-0611