Toei Town

White water where a plunge pool receded.

Niebuchi Pothole, Ochise River

Photo by Mikkabie (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Furudo Hana Festival

The "demon's sash" on the costumekeeps a knot found only in Furudo.

The town says the Hana Festival (Hanamatsuri) of Furudo has the oldest history and tradition among the Furukusa-style festivals. Costumes and mask boxes carry dates from the 1600s, beginning with the Mokichi Oni of 1696 (Genroku 9). The town says the "demon's sash" in dressing the costume keeps a knot unique to Furudo. Hanamatsuri is a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Mokichi Oni, 1696 (Genroku 9)
Costumes and mask boxes dated to the 1600s
National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, designated 1976

02 ／ Shikauchi ritual

A ritual shoots deer made of cedar andaoki leaves with a bow and arrows.

槻神社001.jpg — Photo by スギウラヒロシ (CC BY-SA 4.0)

A ritual in which deer shaped from cedar and aoki leaves are shot with bow and arrows; the town says it grew from prayers to escape crop-raiding animals. The prefecture's commentary describes a rite for a good harvest: two model deer, male and female, with round rice cakes in the belly, and worshippers scramble for the cakes. It is held at shrines in Tsuki, Kobayashi and Furudo.

Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property, 1983
Shrines in Tsuki, Kobayashi and Furudo
Two model deer, male and female

03 ／ Shitara Castle site

A mountain castle built usinga wide bend of the Ochise River.

A prefecturally designated historic site in Nakashitara. The town describes a mountain castle that uses the sharp bend of the Ochise River, with enclosures divided by large moats and raised earth. It is presumed that the Shitara clan built it in the Kamakura period and the Ito clan remodeled it into its present form in the Sengoku period.

Prefectural historic site, 1965
Built by the Shitara clan in the Kamakura period (town)
Remodeling by the Ito clan presumed

Living here

A mountain town whose highest point is Mt. Myojin, 1,016 m.

about 3,000 people
Rural district town

A town in Kitashitara District, in northeastern Aichi Prefecture. Its eastern end borders Shizuoka Prefecture, making it a border town between old Mikawa and Totomi. Mountains of 700 to 1,000 m rise in rows, and the Ochise and Nene rivers cut deep valleys. Its area is 123.38 km². The gateway is Toei Station on the JR Iida Line, the only station in town.

People living here: 2,942people
Area: 123.38km²
Households: 1,294households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 4 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —2 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Toei Town in Japan35.077°N 137.698°E

Territory of Toei Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

14.6km

Aichi Prefecture: 設楽町, 豊根村, 新城市
Shizuoka Prefecture: 浜松市

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Toei Town isthis kind of town.

01The Niebuchi pothole lies on the Ochise River and, with the Azukarifuchi potholes, is a designated Aichi Prefecture natural monument (1988). The prefecture says it remained after a plunge pool retreated, with potholes of about 5 m across in a row in the middle of the river
02The town says the Hana Festival of Furudo has the oldest history and tradition among the Furukusa-style festivals. Hanamatsuri is a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and the national commentary says it is handed down at 17 places in Kitashitara District
03The Shikauchi ritual shoots deer made of cedar and aoki leaves with a bow and arrows, and is one of the prefecturally designated Shitara Shikauchi rites. The Shitara Castle site is a mountain castle using a bend of the Ochise River, a prefectural historic site

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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