BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Get Hiroshima - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Get Hiroshima X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gethiroshima.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Get Hiroshima REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Tokyo BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0900 TZOFFSETTO:+0900 TZNAME:JST DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20230923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20230923T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T131936 CREATED:20120116T234542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T015622Z UID:1524-1695463200-1695486600@gethiroshima.com SUMMARY:Kumano Fude Matsuri (Brush Festival) DESCRIPTION:It’s all about the calligraphy (and\, more recently\, make up) brushes at this festival which celebrates Kumano’s claim to fame. One of our favorite days out in autumn. \n \n  \n2023 Kumano Fude Matsuri (Brush Festival) Schedule of Events\n\n\n\nCulture Zone (Around Sakakiyama Shrine)\n\n\nCremation of brushes that have reached the end of their working lives\n\n\n10:00~16:30\n\n\n\n\nGiant Calligraphy Painting Performances\n\n\n11:30~12:00 (Kumano High School Calligraphy Club)\n14:00~14:30 (Artist Taisho Akahira)\n\n\n\n\nKagura Performances by the Kamiishi Kagura Troupe from Kita-Hiroshima\n\n\n10:15~11:15\n12:00~14:00\n\n\n\n\nHigan-bune (Ritual hauling and spinning of a big boat)\n\n\n15:00 arrival at Sakakiyama Shrine\n\n\n\n\nKumano brush dances\n\n\n15:30~15:50\n\n\n\n\nTraditional crafts area\n\n\nJapanese washi paper making\nAkama Suzuri sculpturing\n\n\n\n\nChildren’s calligraphy writing experience and competition (¥500)\n\n\n09:30~\nJudging from 13:30~\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCommunity Zone (Around Kumano Junior High School)\n\n\nStage performances\n09:30~16:30\n\n\nFood stalls\n09:30~16:30\n\n\n\nMore about the Kumano Fude Matsuri (Brush Festival)\n\nRead about the Fude Matsuri here.\nRead about Kumano Fude Matsuri in the JapanTimes here.\nSee photos from the Fude Matsuri here.\nSee videos from the Fude Matsuri here\nThe official Fude Matsuri site is here (Japanese only\, but some nice photos).\n\n  \nGetting to Kumano Fude Matsuri (Brush Festival)\n\n\n\nDeparture point\nBus\nTime\n\n\nHiroshima Bus Center\nBus bound for Kumano Hagiwara /Kumano Eigyosho (Bus stand #5)\n60 minutes\n\n\nJR Kaita Station\nBus bound for Kumano Hagiwara /Kumano Eigyosho\n25 minutes\n\n\nJR Kaita Yano Station\nBus bound for Kumano Eigyosho\n15 minutes\n\n\nJR Kure Station\nBus bound for Kumano Danchi (Bus stand #2)\n35 minutes\n\n\n\n  URL:https://gethiroshima.com/event/kumano-fude-matsuri/ LOCATION:Kumano\, Aki-gun\, Hiroshima-ken\, Japan CATEGORIES:Culture,Festivals,Traditional ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gethiroshima.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kumano-fude-matsuri-brush-festival.jpg GEO:34.365117;132.5607648 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR