The main attraction of this festival is fox bride procession.
The procession starts around 6:00pm.
The scene that about 70 people impersonate to fox walking along Seto canal with many torches is really fantastic.
■The date 2009 September 26th(Sat) 14:00~
※The procession 18:00~
■The place Matsuri Hiroba(square) and central area of hida Furukawa
Map
■Access
・Train 5 minutes walk from Hida Furukawa station(JR Takayama line)
■The schedule
| Time |
Event |
Place |
| 14:00 |
Jyatoraku(snake dance) |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 17:30 |
Jyatoraku(snake dance) |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 18:00 |
The procession departure |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 18:20 |
break time |
Shinsyuji(temple) |
| 18:40 |
start from Shinsyuji |
Shinsyuji |
| 19:10 |
break time |
Enkoji(temple) |
| 19:30 |
start from Enkoji |
Enkoji |
| 20:00 |
arrive at Matsuri Hiroba |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 20:15 |
welcome ceremony |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 20:15 |
ceremony of dream |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 20:25 |
bride ceremony |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 20:30 |
Dance of Japanese umbrella |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 20:40 |
Jyatoraku(snake dance) |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 20:55 |
fire event |
Matsuri Hiroba |
| 21:00 |
end |

jyatoraku(snake dance)

Dance of Japanese umbrella
■How to enjoy
1 Try fox make up !!
You can try fox make up many places in town. Almost everyone in the town do this. So try fox make-up and be a member of fox group.
2 Get fox goods !!
You can get the original fox goods suh as Kitsunebobo, Mask and T-shirt. Those goods are rare. So don't miss the oppotunity to get goods.
Mask(Big) 800 Yen
Small Mask 500 Yen
Kitsunebobo 800Yen
T-shirt 2,500 Yen
Bandana 1,500 Yen
Tenugui 800Yen

be a fox

popullar fox goods
■Contact
Hida Tourism Association
2‐20 Sannomachi Furukawa Hida city, Gifu
TEL 0577-74-1192
FAX 0577-73-0099
MAIL info@hida-tourism.com