A festival that embellishes Yahiko Shrine on late-autumn days that are perfect for chrysanthemum viewing.
The Yahiko Chrysanthemum Festival is held from November 1 through 24 every year in the precincts of Yahiko Shrine, the supreme shrine of Echigo Province. The event is Japan's largest chrysanthemum exhibition in terms of the numbers of participants and exhibits. The exhibition is divided into several categories, such as large-sized chrysanthemums, which produce hundreds of flowers per stem, mid-sized classical chrysanthemums, Kengai (cascade style) small-sized chrysanthemums, and bonsai. A contest is held in each category, and the exhibited chrysanthemums are examined in terms of their radiance, exquisiteness, dynamism and so forth.
The event livens up Yahiko in the autumn just as the leaves are changing color. Especially spectacular is a flowerbed in which 30,000 chrysanthemums create a large-scale landscape, the theme of which changes every year. It is the main feature of the festival that attracts many chrysanthemum aficionados.Come and see the Yahiko Chrysanthemum Festival - a signature autumn event of Yahiko!
(source: Yahiko official website)
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2 comments:
nice, I would like to visit the festival!
Hi lo,
The festival is held every year in Nov. This year, the festival is held from 1 Nov - 24 Nov.
If you want to enjoy the full autumn experience, I suggest you go in the mid Nov (e.g. 15 Nov).
When I went there on 1 Nov (first day of the festival), the leaves were just starting to turn red.
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