Mamada no Jagamaita (designated as an important intangible folk cultural asset of the nation)
Watch the powerful movement of the giant snake!
This event is held before the rice planting season to pray for abundant harvests and the expulsion of epidemics. On the day of the festival, the voices of children calling out, "The snake was unfurled, the snake was unfurled, on April 8, the snake was unfurled" can be heard throughout the town, and a 15-meter long dragon-headed snake made of bamboo, straw, wisteria vines, and ferns parades through the town. It has been designated as an important intangible folk cultural asset of the nation. It was originally held on the 8th day of the 4th month of the old calendar, but has since been moved to May 5th (Children's Day), as the participants are children who are on school break.
Mamada Hachiman Shrine
About 40 minutes from the Tohoku Expressway Sano-Fujioka IC
Get off at Oyama City Community Bus Mamada Line "Mamada Gochome" and walk for about 5 minutes
- Date & Time
- 5/5(Mon)
- Note
- Held every year on May 5th, Children's Day. Held rain or shine. Snake gathering from 10:30, purification ceremony from 11:00, opening ceremony from 11:30, water drinking ceremony and town parade from 12:00
- Venue
- Mamada Hachiman Shrine
- Address
- 2330-1 Mamada, Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture
- parking
- Nearby Mamada Nakagaku School's special parking lot (approx. 150 cars, must exit by 14:00), Oyama City Mamada Community Exchange Center "Shirasagi-kan" (approx. 100 cars)
- Access
- About 40 minutes from the Tohoku Expressway Sano-Fujioka IC
- Access (Public)
- Get off at Oyama City Community Bus Mamada Line "Mamada Gochome" and walk for about 5 minutes
- Contact
- 0285-22-9659 （Oyama City Cultural Properties Division）
