This Week's Festival FloatMorimachi, Iida1908 (Meiji 41)
Morimachi Float: Kami-Iida, Oumeikan
Friday, November 28, 2025
The "Tenno Festival" of the Iida district of Morimachi, held on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20, 2025.
Emerging from Yamana Shrine is this year's lead float (odoban), Kami-Iida's "Oumeikan."
It was completed in 1908 (Meiji 41); carvings were added in 1918 (Taisho 7), and in 1955 (Showa 30) it was raised by one tier and carvings were added to the shirin (curved eave frame).
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