Charming Ogawamachi Town, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Announces Festivals for 2025By: Tobu Railway Group, LTD This charming town is also famous for its festivals. In Ogawamachi, seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms, dogtooth violets and spider lilies bloom in profusion, and there is also a butterfly release event for Oomurasaki, the Japanese "national butterfly," the Great Purple. Other festivals are also held throughout the year. The Tanabata Festival in July is particularly colorful, making abundant use of Ogawa's washi paper, and the Washi Paper Festival itself in November celebrates this town's most famous traditional craft. Events and Festivals April Yotsuyama Shrine Festival at Yotsuyama Shrine - Yotsuyama Peak, Takami Castle (1125 Takami, Ogawamachi or 1008 Takami, Ogawamachi) June Purple Emperor Butterfly Festival at the forest of dogtooth violets and purple emperors (25-minute walk from Ogawamachi Station) July 77th Ogawamachi Tanabata Festival - The main area is around Ogawamachi station and fireworks at the Miharashi no Oka Park. More info: Ogawamachi Tanabata Festival Executive Committee, Tel: 0493-72-0280 (Japanese only) November Ogawa Washi Festival throughout the town For more information on Ogawamachi its attractions, experiences, and festivals, visit: https://saitama- ***Festival Dates and contents are subject to change. About Tobu Railway Group TOBU Railway Co., Ltd. is a major Japanese corporation consisting of approximately 80 companies. The Tobu Railway covers the longest operating distance in Metropolitan Tokyo, leading to numerous tourist attractions including: Asakusa and TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN in Tokyo; Nikko and Kinugawa-Onsen, famous for its world heritage sites and hot springs; the Tatebayashi and Ashikaga areas, known for their blooming flower fields; and Kawagoe and Tochigi City, where the atmosphere of the old Edo era lives on. Tobu is also invested in a portfolio of hotels, including the newly opened The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko and FUFU Nikko Onsen Resort. For more information visit: https://www.tobu.co.jp/ Media Contact Marian Goldberg Marketing Communications, LLC in Asso. w/ QBIC Factory Inc. for TOBU Railway marian@mariangoldbergcomm.com 347-559-6462 Photos: https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ End
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