This event is held to comfort the horses that share the hardships of farming with the farmers. The horses are adorned with luxurious clothes and many bells, and they make a pilgrimage to a shrine. About 60 horses that have made a pilgrimage to Onigoe Sozen Shrine in Takizawa City march about 14 km to Hachimangu Shrine in Morioka City, ringing a bell and chugging along the way for about 4 hours. In 1996, the festival was selected as one of the "100 Best Sound Sceneries in Japan" by the Ministry of the Environment. This event, which used to be held on May 5 of the lunar calendar, has been held on June 15 since 1958, and on the second Saturday of June since 2001.
- Venue
- Onikoshi Sozen Shrine (Ukai Aza Sotokubo, Takizawa City) - Morioka Hachiman Shrine (13-1 Yahata-cho, Morioka City)
- Hours
- Saturday, June 14, 2026
9:30-13:55
*Information for the year 20025.
[Parade Schedule]
◆9:30 - Departure from Onigoe Aozen Shrine, Takizawa City
◆12:35 Yugose Bridge
◆13:10 In front of Morioka Station
◆13:35 In front of Sakurayama Shrine
◆13:40 Nakano Bridge
◆13:55 Arrival at Morioka Hachiman Shrine - Inquiries
- Chagu Chagu Umako Preservation Society Secretariat (in Morioka City Tourism Division)
TEL. 019-613-8391 - Other
- There are two breaks
・Aoyama-machi Morioka Fureai Kurababa Plaza Mae Dori 11:10 Arrival / 11:40 Departure
・Zaimoku-cho Shopping Street 12:40 Arrival / 13:00 Departure
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