Procession Routes of Mikoshi (Portable Shrine)
Procession Routes of Mikoshi (Portable Shrine) and Yatai (Festival Float)
After the conclusion of the Shinto rites at Isawa shrine, these two Mikoshi are paraded throughout the town, first to the GOZU shrine and then to the Hachiouji Shrine.
The unique feature of the Mikoshi parade is the way the Mikoshi are thrown up and down and swung to the left and right. The men who carry the Mikoshi create a rambunctious atmosphere by swinging the Mikoshi to the left and right.
All of the large and small Yatai from each neighborhood gather at the Otabisho.
The twelve Yatai line up in front of the Mikoshi, and when their Chochin lanterns are lit, an elegant air descends upon the scene which transports us back in time to the mid-Edo period.
Yoimiya
July 13th (Saturday) 2019
*Please refer to the map below for details regarding the routes.
1 P.M.: Small Yatai (6)
Procession Route A
⑮ → ⑫ → ⑩ → ⑦ → ⑪ → ② → ①
2 P.M. : Small Yatai
Procession Route B
① → ② → ③ → ④ → ⑤ → ⑥ → ⑦ → ⑩ → ⑫ → ⑬
2 P.M.: Mikoshi ritual & Procession
Procession Route B
① → ② → ③ → ④ → ⑤ → ⑥ → ⑦ → ⑩ → ⑨ → ⑧ → ⑨ → ⑩ → ⑫ → ⑬
7 P.M.: Large Yatai (6)
Procession Route C
⑰ → ⑯ → ⑮ → ⑫ → ⑬
Honbi
July 14th (Sunday), 2019
*Please refer to the map below for details regarding the routes.
[Mikoshi Ritual & Procession]
9 A.M.
Procession Route A
⑬ → ⑭ → ⑬ → ⑫ → ⑮
3 P.M.
Procession Route B
⑮ → ⑯ → ⑰ → ⑱ → ⑲ → ⑳ → ⑲ → ⑱ → ㉑ → ㉒
8 P.M.
Procession Route C
㉒ → ㉑ → ⑱ → ⑰ → ⑯ → ⑮ → ⑥ → ㉓ → ⑦ → ⑪ → ② → ①
[Small Yatai Procession]
9 A.M.
Procession Route A
⑬ → ⑭ → ⑬ → ⑫ → ⑮ → ⑯ → ⑰ → ⑱ → ㉑ → ㉒
8 P.M.
Procession Route D
㉒ → ㉑ → ⑱ → ⑰ → ⑯ → ⑮
