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"Mochida Omikoshi" Portable Shrine Carrying Group From Outside the District Banned From Operation: Unprecedented Judicial Decision Regarding Matsuyama's Dogo Autumn Festival [Ehime]
As the autumn festival of the eight neighborhoods of Dogo, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, known as the "fighting mikoshi," approaches in October, an unusual judicial decision has been made regarding one of the mikoshi-carrying groups. In the Mochida district, a new mikoshi association made up of local residents and the old mikoshi association made up of bearers from outside the district are in conflict. On September 28, the Matsuyama District…
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As the autumn festival of the eight neighborhoods of Dogo, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, known as the "fighting mikoshi," approaches in October, an unusual judicial decision has been made regarding one of the mikoshi-carrying groups. In the Mochida district, a new mikoshi association made up of local residents and the old mikoshi association made up of bearers from outside the district are in conflict. On September 28, the Matsuyama District…