The traditional "Sahara Grand Festival" autumn festival is also canceled due to the new corona. Katori Chiba August 4, 18:16
The autumn festival of "Sahara Grand Festival", which has been registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage since the Edo period in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, has been canceled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
The "Sahara Grand Festival" is a traditional festival that has been held every summer and autumn in the Sawara district of Katori city, which flourished as a key point of the Tone River water transportation during the Edo period, which has been held every summer and autumn for about 300 years, and is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
According to Katori City, the "Summer Festival" in July had already been canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but about the holding of the "Autumn Festival" held by local neighborhood associations for three days from October 9th As a result of the examination, it was decided that in order to prevent the spread of infection, events such as drawing floats crowded with many tourists would be canceled.
It is said that only the rituals of the shrine that holds the festival will be reduced in size, but it is the first time after the war that all festival events are canceled due to weather reasons such as typhoons.
The Katori City Commerce and Industry Tourism Division said, "Traditional festivals have been canceled in summer and then in autumn, and the locals are very disappointed. I think it will have a great impact on the tourism of the city." ..