October 9-10, 2000. Yunomae Shrine Grand Festival (Atami-yu Festival) Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Yunomae Shrine is said to be a guardian deity of Atami, a town of hot springs. The festival held on October 9-10 aimed to pray the prosperity of the area


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Karaoke lovers got together and sang in the precincts of the shrine.


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People were carrying the portable shrine from the Yunomae Shrine to Atami-ginza in the evening of October 9.

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The portable shrine was put back in and the grand festival came to an end on October 10.


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Hot water of the spring filled in a new hinoki tub was carried to the Edo Castle for Ietsuna since Ieyasu Tokugawa stayed in Atami for the first time in 1597.