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Yamagata Yamagata
May 24, 2025 (Saturday)<p>Daytime Festival: 13:30～ Opening Ceremony (Planned) Divine Prayer 14:00～ Local Cultural Presentation by Nagai's Elementary Schools (Planned)</p><p>Night Festival: 17:00～ Greetings/Black Lion Dance 12 companies (Planned) ※21:30 All schedules end (Planned)</p>
Nagai Black Lion Festival
ながい黒獅子まつり
The 'Nagai Black Lion Festival' gathers black lions from more than ten local companies to pray for a bountiful harvest, traffic safety, and household safety. The brave lion dance runs from the city's main streets to the Shirazutsuji Park. It's a spectacular sight with black lions having different faces and dances at each shrine.
Place：Shirazutsuji Park and others
Transportation：Yamagata Railway Flower Nagai Line, Nagai Station, 10 minutes walk Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Zao IC, 60 minutes by car *Nearby parking lots are expected to be very crowded. Please use temporary parking lots such as the Nagai City Hall Citizens Parking Lot. Tohoku Chuo Expressway Nanyo & Takahata IC, 20 minutes by car *Nearby parking lots are expected to be very crowded. Please use temporary parking lots such as the Nagai City Hall Citizens Parking Lot.
Contact：0238-88-5279
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