3-8-13, Miyamotocho, Kiryu Gunma Prefecture

4-1-1 Miyamotocho, Kiryu 376-0056 Gunma Prefecture

5-1608 Kawauchicho, Kiryu 376-0041 Gunma Prefecture

461 Niisatochono, Kiryu 376-0122 Gunma Prefecture

2729 Niisatochonikkawa, Kiryu 376-0121 Gunma Prefecture

120-1 Kurohonechomizunuma, Kiryu 376-0141 Gunma Prefecture

6-6 Eirakucho, Kiryu 376-0044 Gunma Prefecture

1-2-1 Tenjincho, Kiryu 376-0052 Gunma Prefecture

2-6-30 Honcho, Kiryu 376-0031 Gunma Prefecture

2-414-6 Aioicho, Kiryu 376-0052 Gunma Prefecture

3-69, Kosonecho, Kiryu Gunma Prefecture

4-2-24 Higashi, Kiryu 376-0034 Gunma Prefecture

91-4 Kurohonecho Shimotazawa, Kiryu 376-0144 Gunma Prefecture

Kiryu Gunma Prefecture

Alight at Takaku Station in Kiryu in early August and you will find a summer festival held that spans from Suenohiromachi-dori to Honmachi-dori. Events like rolling a giant pill-shaped marble down the sreet, parades of shrine palanquins, and a textile market are held. At night, the finals for the All-Japan Yakibushi Championship are held, with performances from past winners and a show of yakibushi singing. Colorfully decorated turrets are installed throughout town, and people throng to dance the yakibushi late into the night.

2-1-1 Miyamotocho Kiryu Nishinomiya Shrine, Kiryu Gunma Prefecture

The Ebisu Ko is one of the famous events held at Kiryu Nishinomiya Shrine. Every year on November 19 and 20, the festival is held to pray for success in business, and it is thronged by people well into the night. Shops along the route to the shrine sell auspicious trinkets and foodstuffs, and there are close to 700 in total. The event gets so jam-packed that it's almost a task in and of itself to make it to the shrine!