21,22OCT is Usuki chochin matsuri(lantern smashing festival)
2016/10/18
On 21st & 22nd OCT 2016,
there are aki-matsuri(autumn festival)
at Usuki hachiman Shrine@ Aboshi.
It is famous for its gorgeous yatai(floats) and also paper lantern smashing!
If you visit Himeji on 21OCT, we recommend you to visit Aboshi at nighttime,
(many vendors and Yatai float with illumination are worth to see!)
and if you come on 22OCT, recommend to go at daytime, around 11:00.
<Venue>
Usuki Hachiman Shrine(google map)
<Access>
Sanyo Aboshi station (25minutes from Sanyo Himeji/370yen one way)
15 minutes walk from aboshi station to Usuki hachiman shrine.
<Schedule of 2016> * info is in japanese
☆Lantern smashing 21OCT from 19:00〜
Budget hostel for backpackers Himeji 588 Guesthouse