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The Saiō Matsuri (斎王まつり) is a 2-day festival held on the first weekend of June in the town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture in Japan. The Saiō Matsuri celebrates the town's history of once being an Imperial residence. The festival re-enacts the march of the Saiō and her entourage to the nearby Ise Shrine. The festival consists of over 100 people dressed in spectacular Heian period costume, marching down a section of the Ise Kada, the old Ise Pilgrimage road, toward the Saikū Historical Museum (斎宮歴史博物館). 2006 saw the celebration of the 24th annual Saiō Matsuri.

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  • The Saiō Matsuri (斎王まつり) is a 2-day festival held on the first weekend of June in the town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture in Japan. The Saiō Matsuri celebrates the town's history of once being an Imperial residence. The festival re-enacts the march of the Saiō and her entourage to the nearby Ise Shrine. The festival consists of over 100 people dressed in spectacular Heian period costume, marching down a section of the Ise Kada, the old Ise Pilgrimage road, toward the Saikū Historical Museum (斎宮歴史博物館). 2006 saw the celebration of the 24th annual Saiō Matsuri. (en)
  • 斎王まつり(さいおうまつり)は、三重県・明和町で毎年6月の第1週末の2日間にわたって開催される祭りである。かつて伊勢神宮の斎王が、都から伊勢の斎宮に群行した様子を再現した「斎王群行」が祭りの見所となっている。 (ja)
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  • Celebrates the town's history of once being an Imperial residence
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  • Saturday (en)
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  • Scene from 2007 Saiō Matsuri, Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture, Japan (en)
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  • Celebrates the town's history of once being an Imperial residence (en)
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  • The Saiō Matsuri (斎王まつり) is a 2-day festival held on the first weekend of June in the town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture in Japan. The Saiō Matsuri celebrates the town's history of once being an Imperial residence. The festival re-enacts the march of the Saiō and her entourage to the nearby Ise Shrine. The festival consists of over 100 people dressed in spectacular Heian period costume, marching down a section of the Ise Kada, the old Ise Pilgrimage road, toward the Saikū Historical Museum (斎宮歴史博物館). 2006 saw the celebration of the 24th annual Saiō Matsuri. (en)
  • 斎王まつり(さいおうまつり)は、三重県・明和町で毎年6月の第1週末の2日間にわたって開催される祭りである。かつて伊勢神宮の斎王が、都から伊勢の斎宮に群行した様子を再現した「斎王群行」が祭りの見所となっている。 (ja)
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  • Saiō Matsuri (en)
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