page_title: Hamamatsu
section_title: Enshū Dainenbutsu
hierarchical_section_title: Hamamatsu / Local attractions / Festivals / Enshū Dainenbutsu
caption_attribution_description: English: hamamatsu festival c
context_page_description: Hamamatsu is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2019, the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of 508 persons per km². The total area of the site was 1,558.06 km². Hamamatsu is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities.
context_section_description: Saigagake Museum, Hamamatsu City: July 15
  When a family commemorates the first Obon holidays after the death of a loved one, they may request that a dainenbutsu (Buddhist chanting ritual) be performed outside their house. This is one of the local performing arts of the region. The group always forms a procession in front of the house led by a person carrying a lantern and marches to the sound of flutes, Japanese drums and cymbals.
caption: During Hamamatsu Festival
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