Chagu Chagu Umakko is a festival held on the second Saturday of June, in which about 100 colorfully-clad horses parade from Onikoshi Sozen Shrine in Takizawa to Morioka Hachimangu Shrine. June is a rainy season in Japan, but strangely, the day of Chagu Chagu is always blessed with sunshine.
VENUE DETAILS
- Inquiries
- Tourist Information Northern Tohoku Tourist Center 019-625-2090 Iwate Tourism Association 019-651-0626 Morioka Station Taxi Counter 019-622-5240 Morioka Station Bus Information Center 019-654-9360 Morioka Station JR Bus Ticket Counter 019-624-4474
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- Schedule 8:30 Horses gather at Onikoshi Sozen Shrine, Takizawa 9:30 Parade starts from Onikoshi Sozen Shrine 13:55 Arrives at Morioka Hachimangu Shrine
- Access 1
- Free Shuttle Bus from JR Morioka Station ( tentative )Morioka Station-Sozen Jinja Line Get on at Morioka Station East Exit Boarding Area 16 Get off at Sozen Jinja 35 min. 019-684-2111 ( Takizawa Commerce and Tourism Division )
- Access 2
- Car About 6 min. from Morioka IC *No parking available at the shrine; please use the free shuttle bus from Takizawa General Gymnasium Parking Lot to Sozen Shrine.
