A traditional summer festival at Chichibu Shrine with 300 years of history, locally known as "Ogiōn." Over two days, eight ornate floats and portable shrines parade through the city, transforming into beautifully illuminated spectacles at night accompanied by fireworks. The festival's climax comes on the second day when the sacred portable shrine is dramatically carried into the Arakawa River in a ritual called "Mikoshi Arai" (shrine washing), creating a spectacular scene. Designated as an intangible folk cultural property of Saitama Prefecture.
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