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Known for the Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival, Aizu-Tajima was once a bustling post town on the Shimotsuke Kaido (Aizu-Nishi Kaido), which connected Nikko to Aizu-Wakamatsu, the center of the Aizu region. The four villages of Tajima, Tateiwa, Inan, and Nangou merged in 2006 to form Minamiaizu Town, where Tajima is now home to the town hall. The name Tajima derives from a mythological story in which a god emerged from a small island in the rice fields and renamed the town, which had previously been called Hinomachi, to "Tajima." The locals called this god "Tadeuga Daimyojin" and worshiped him as the guardian deity of Tajima, "Tadeuga...".

Located in the southwest of Fukushima Prefecture, just a little south of Tochigi Prefecture, lies Minamiaizu Town. Also known as "Okuaizu," this region annually hosts one of Japan's three major Gion festivals. In this article, we'll take a look at the first day of the festival, the Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival (evening festival)! July 22nd: Annual Festival (evening festival) The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival is said to have originated around 1185 during the Kamakura period, when the feudal lord at the time, Naganuma Munemasa, enshrined the Gion deity as a guardian deity of his castle, and held the Gion Festival alongside the festival at Tajima's guardian shrine, Tadeuga Shrine. Since ancient times, the Gion Shrines have been divided into three groups: Gion Shrine in the west, Tsushima Shrine in the middle, and...

Located in the southwest of Fukushima Prefecture, a little south of Tochigi Prefecture, lies Minamiaizu Town. Also known as "Oku-Aizu," this region annually hosts one of Japan's three major Gion festivals. In this article, we'll take a look at the second day of the festival, the "Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival," featuring the Togyo Festival (main festival). For a look at the first day, please see the link below: https://jp.neft.asia/archives/44257 July 23: Togyo Festival (main festival) The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival began around 1185 during the Kamakura period, when the feudal lord Naganuma Munemasa enshrined the Gion deity as a guardian deity of his castle. The Gion Festival was held at Tade Ugajin Shrine, the guardian deity of Tajima...