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Chrysanthemum · November

Kasama Inari Shrine Chrysanthemum Festival

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笠間の菊まつり · Chrysanthemum · Kanto
Chrysanthemum at Kasama Inari Shrine Chrysanthemum Festival, 1 Kasama, Kasama, Ibaraki
Kasama Inari Shrine Chrysanthemum Festival, photo 2

Photos KimonBerlin (CC BY-SA 2.0) · On-chan (CC BY-SA 3.0) — via Wikimedia Commons

About this spot

Japan's oldest chrysanthemum festival, held since 1908. About 5,000 pots fill the grounds of Kasama Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three great Inari shrines, and some 10,000 across the town. Free in the shrine.

Getting there

Nearest station
20 min walk from Kasama Station (JR Mito Line)
Address
1 Kasama, Kasama, Ibaraki
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