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真壁町 Makabe Machi


 

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 　408号線を筑波山に向かって行くように北に向かって走り、14

号線上の"田Ta"交差点(KEKから15.9km離れている).を左折、カ

スミを過ぎた”河原町　kawahara-machi"交差点を過ぎると真壁

ひなまつりの会場につきあたります。会場近くに車を駐車できま

す。
　 つくばセンター（ＴＸつくば駅）から真壁行きの急行バスは，平

成23年2月4日（金）から3月3日（火）まで運行いたします。
今年は30分間隔でバスが運行され、より便利になっています。

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　Drive north on Rt.408 (Higashi-Odori). Turn right and then left so that you go toward Mt. Tsukuba. Stay on the road (Rt.14) passing the road to Mt .Tsukuba until you come to the "Ta" intersection (at 15.9km from KEK).You can park your car near festival place.

　Public transportation is not a considerable option for this, unless you are willing to take whole day for just getting there. You might as well take a bicycle although it is a bit painful distance. The "Rin rin " road ( bicycle only, used to be a train track ) north will get you very close to the festival.

Only during the Doll festival period (February 4 to March 3 for 2011) bus service is available between Tsukuba Center and Makabe＜Timetable＞

 

pin 真壁のひなまつり Hinakazari Festival

   http://www.makabe-hina.com/  (Japanese)

   桜川市真壁町（旧真壁町）には、江戸時代から明治・大正に建てられた蔵や門など１０４棟の登録文化財があります。この歴史

ある街並みを見学に来られる方が年々増えてきております。そこ

で、９年前より「寒い中、真壁に来てくれた人をもてなそう」の一言

から『蔵の街・真壁のひなまつり』が始まりました。１７７件の民家

・お店などが江戸時代・明治・大正・昭和・平成の雛人形・つるし
雛・手作り雛・ちりめん雛などを展示しています。

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   "Hina" means a doll here. The little town some 18km north of KEK, started the festival since 2003 .Many family keeps Hina dolls which are displayed on a tiered platform on and beforeMarch 3rd. The dolls represents empereor, empress, attendants and musicians in ancient court dress (of around Heian period: 794-1185).This custom of displaying the dolls of emperor's court became popular in mid Edo era (1603-1867), when Emperor's power was lost and samurai worriers (General Tokugawa's family) took over the contol of Japan. The costoms is said to have originated from chinese custom.

Anyway, if you go to Makabe, you can see very old to modern Hina dolls displayed in over 177 houses, open to public in day time. You can see the dolls in ancient costume of Japan. (free of change) The festival will be held between early February and March 3rd. from 10:00 am to 17:00.

 

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