It looks like the “Camellia Festival” will be held at Koshikiiwa Shrine on Sunday, March 8.
Quoted from Koshikiiwa Shrine Instagram
Camellia Festival
When is it?
Sunday, March 8
Chinkasai ceremony: from 10:00
Dedication performances: from 11:00
Where is it?
Koshikiiwa Shrine
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 5-4 Koshikiiwacho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
What will be happening?
- Chinkasai ceremony, a festival to pray for good health and protection from misfortune ⛩️
- Dedication performance stage, including danjiri festival music, kids’ cheer dance, hula dance, taiko drums, and more 🎭
- Performances by various groups, including hula dance, singing, and traditional dance 🎶
- Around 16 food trucks and festival stalls are expected to take part 🍔
- Lots of food, including curry, hamburgers, waffles, fried chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, and more 🍟
- There will also be booths for kids, such as string lottery games and super balls 🎈
- It looks like there will also be limited-edition goshuin shrine stamps and camellia charms for the festival 🌺
With stage performances by local groups and plenty of stalls, it looks like this will be a festival that both kids and adults can enjoy.
Here are the details for the food trucks and stalls↓
Boy Scouts (pork miso soup)
Koshikiiwa Youth Association (prize games)
Kitashukugawa Children’s Association (super balls)
Kurakuen Children’s Association (string lottery, cotton candy)
Spice Biyori (curry)
Azuma (baby castella)
FOOD TRUCK Hinata (takosen, fried chicken, etc.)
coffeekinenbi (coffee, waffles, etc.)
Nishinihon Shokuhin (yakisoba, French fries)
MAG CAT CAFE (crepes)
O-CHAI (soup noodles)
Onigiri Car Mogumogu (onigiri rice balls)
Yakiimo Stand RicCIo (roasted sweet potatoes)
afgrir-vg (vegetables)
AOZORA HACCOU (churros, pasta, etc.)
Bliss Burger Hawaii (hamburgers) *planned
Finally
With as many as 16 stalls coming, it sounds like there will be quite a lot going on, and now that it’s been getting cold lately, pork miso soup sounds especially tempting. Enjoying camellia blossoms feels like one of the perks of being in Nishinomiya, so this seems like a great time to stop by while all these different vendors are there.
