Ryotsu Ebisu Festival

Ryotsu Ebisu Festival is held on the 15th and 16th of June every year. It is the annual, grand festival of Suwa Shrine, which enshrines a tutelary god of the Ebisu area. The area around Ryotsu Ebisu Shopping Street bustles with spectators. The eve of the festival, the 15th, features a big tug-of-war challenge, Ondeko performed by different groups, and food stalls. The wide range of entertainment on the 16th includes a big portable shrine parade, Ondeko, Ondeko performed by children, Shihimai (lion dance), Otomemai (girls' dance), Sagariha ensemble music, and so on.  Ryotsu Jinku (folk song and dance), which is a leisurely performance, evokes a distinctive mood.