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| Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan [Folk
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This museum displays two floats used for festivals
conducted in the summer and autumn each year - as well
as materials on Sawara’s float festival, which
has been designated as an important intangible folk-cultural
property.
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Getting There
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Get off at JR Sawara Station, and 15 minutes
on foot.
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Sawara Grand Festival
Summer festival: consecutive Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday between July 9 and 18 [Sawara Honjuku
district (near Yasaka Shrine)]
Autumn festival: consecutive Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, on the week of the second Saturday
of October [Sawara Shinjuku district (near Sawara
Station)]
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Sawara Grand Festival, which fills the city with
excitement twice a year in July and October, has
about 300 years’ tradition - and is designated
by the National Government as an “important
intangible folk-cultural property.” Gallant
floats are paraded around in the town to the tune
of Sawara festival music, sometimes elegantly,
and sometimes splendidly.
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Contact :
Katori City Hall, Department of Commerce, Industry,
and Tourism TEL.0478-54-1111
Suigo Sawara Tourist Association TEL.0478-52-6675
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| Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical
Garden |
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This beautiful park, covered with rich green, extends
amid the ruins of Sakura Castle since the Edo era. Strolling
the park, you will find the Uba-ga-ike Lake, a tea-ceremony
house, and the remains of the ancient castle moat which
is now dry but gives you vestiges of its former splendor.
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Getting There
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25 minutes by bus from JR Sawara Station.
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Sawara Machigurumi Museum
[Community Museum] |
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Over forty stores open their household treasures to
the public, such as furnishings that have been passed
down through generations, traditional business tools
and techniques, and even the stores themselves. Operated
by Sawara Landladies’ Society, this museum presents
a new way of enjoying exploration inside the city.
http://m-kaze.com/gurumi/
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Getting There
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Get off at JR Sawara Station.
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| Historical Street |
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In the area along Ono River, merchant houses and tradesmen’s
houses from Edo and Meiji eras still remain. This historical
street has been selected by the National Government
as an important traditional building group preservation
district.
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Getting There
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Get off at JR Sawara Station.
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| Katori Jingu Shrine |
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Being the most important historical shrine in the Province
of Shimousa, Katori Shrine carries the highest of shrine
status, called Kyu-kanpeitaisha. It is also regarded
as one of the most noted shrines in Japan, along with
Kashima Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture. The main shrine
was built in the 13th year of Genroku (1700) at the
command of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (the fifth Tokugawa Shogunate),
and is designated by the National Government as an important
cultural property. In the shrine museum, many sacred
treasures, such as the “Kaiju Budoukyou (Mirror
with Design of Sea Animals and Grape Vines),” a
national treasure, are stored and exhibited.
http://www.katori-jingu.or.jp/
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Getting There
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10 minutes by taxi from JR Sawara Station.
30 minutes on foot from JR Katori Station.
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| Ino Tadataka Memorial Hall |
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Inoh Tadataka surveyed all of Japan on foot at over
fifty years of age, and prepared survey drawings known
as “Entire Japan Maps” (Inoh maps). This museum
enables visitors to gain a deeper understanding of Tadataka’s
maps and achievements.
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Getting There
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Get off at JR Sawara Station, and 12 minutes
on foot.
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