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300-Year-Old Japanese Festival! | Autumn Day-Trip from Tokyo to Sawara



300-Year-Old Japanese Festival! | Autumn Day-Trip from Tokyo to Sawara

Find street food, majestic floats & old town charm at the Sawara Grand Festival (aka 佐原の大祭 or “sawara no taisai”)✨ Join Shizuka in experiencing the UNESCO-listed event in Chiba Prefecture.

If you visit Japan during the autumn season or summer, you may just get the chance to see this twice-yearly traditional Japanese festival (“matsuri” in Japanese) just a day-trip distance from Tokyo in the Edo-style town of Sawara — roughly 1.5 hours by train from Narita Airport. One of the biggest float festivals in the Kanto Region, the Sawara Grand Festival has over 300 years of history and is a UNESCO Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

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*SAWARA GRAND FESTIVAL LOCATION & DATES*

📍Location:
Sawara City Chiba Prefecture 佐原町 千葉県
https://maps.app.goo.gl/98NpZF5HT1kf4LxQ7
I Sawara, Katori, Chiba 287-0003

🗓Dates:
Sawara Grand Summer Festival: July each year
Sawara Grand Autumn Festival: October each year

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*FEATURED FOODS*

Hashimaki
Kebab Sando
Koedo Highball
Teriyaki Chicken Hot Dog
Yakitori

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*TIMELINE*

00:00 What are we up to today?
00:33 About the Sawara Grand Festival
01:05 Street Food: A Fukuoka Fav
02:00 Street Food: International Flare
03:30 Shizuka’s childhood matsuri memories 😊
04:00 About the Autumn festival
04:13 Street food: Only found in Sawara
04:56 Street food: Cooked in an American school bus?
08:33 The majestic Sawara floats!
09:03 Festival Terms & Traditions
10:21 About Sawara City
11:12 Thoughts & Goodbyes!

38 Comments

  9. @davidinouye2606

    What an amazing video of the Sawara festival! In the future I hope you can make a video of Sawara city. Thanks Shizuka!

  10. @bravosierra2447

    Whether it’s a LA inspired food school bus or that UNESCO recognised hand carved wooden float, Japanese artisanship is amazing. Thanks for bringing this unique festival to our attention 🙏

  12. @frostyace

    this festival looks so fun ! would definitely love to visit in the future ! ✨

  13. @praeothmint2273

    I saw a Khebab stand in Kyoto this May, and had the spicy Khebab, it was great… But yeah, very rare in the touristic areas…

  15. @ChefGMoney578

    I been seeing video where Japan becoming U.S…not the good kind of the U.S either 🫤 please don’t be come like U.S that goes for every country out there 🙏🏾

  19. @ThangNguyen-wh8tf

    As a Californian, there are many things that I am not proud of LA. But you guys should try bacon wrapped hotdog! Always wanted to catch one of these festivals but didn't get a chance.

  22. @sb6370

    Never understood why people put their condiments on top of the hotdogs; it’s so much neater putting it on the inside of the bun and then put the hotdog over top it. 🤔

  24. @princejoseph7141

    Japan is now a porn intrustial country…
    America and japanese politicians breaking china and Japan relationship for thier political interest…
    No need other countries destroy Japan. Japan porn industry destroy Japan and their country birth rate.
    May be japanese politicians do porn business for thier gain and destroy beautiful Japan…
    Plz Japanese people open your eyes…
    ❤❤❤

  28. @Leonardo_M_0923

    A really cool festival with each story of the food stalls being very interesting

    In Japan really aren't many Kebab shops, but I went to one in Nagoya 👍🏻

  32. @ItsMe-fs4df

    When me and the hubby travel, we love to walk around and have a looksee, rather than having a fully booked schedule of touristy things. So I would love to see more walking around the streets and finding random things in Sawara

  33. @xxCablexx

    food stalls and festivals are my jam, happy it brought some good memories, l need to experience this

  34. @HKim0072

    Many of these channels are likely for profit making especially since some have local audiences as well. Arguably, they are all advertisements for Japan.
    IMO, Japan tourism board should "takeover" a popular channel at some point and make it a bit more overt for tourism. There is an element of a bit of culture shock if an English speaking tourist visits Japan which can be a bit overwhelming.

  36. @seminky5341

    Japan please mantain your heritage. To bend over like thw euroepans. We asians stick together!

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