The Annual Gero Onsen Festival At the beginning of every August in Gero Onsen (Hot Springs), over a period of three days, the town holds a series of festivals as gratitude to the gods for the coming rice harvest.
This year we will be treated to an extra day!
August 1st (Wed)
from 07:30. Children's Mikoshi (Moving Shinto Shrine)
from 07:30. High School Music Parade
from 19:30. Ryuujin (Fire Dragon) Fireworks Festival
inc. Huge Fireworks Finale
August 2nd (Thu)
from 18:30. Samba Float Parade (finishes at Yuno Shima Temple)
from 20:00. Gero Community Dance Festival & Fireworks
August 3rd (Fri)
from 16:00. Harvest Gratitude Festival
from 20:00 - 20:45. Onsen Fireworks Musical
from 20:45 - 22:30. Gero Dance Finale
August 4th (Sat) from 19:00 - 21:00. Singing Contest
(Two men in competition to win the beautiful woman's heart!)
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