Furukawa Festival
One of Japan's three great naked festivals, the Furukawa Festival is the annual festival of Keta Wakamiya-jinja Shrine. This traditional event has been held for over 400 years. The festival is comprised of three major events conducted each year between April 19 and 20-a portable shrine parade, the Okoshidaiko and a festival float parade. The stunning Okoshidaiko event is held on the evening of the first day-a sort of competition, groups of men fight to position their smaller tsukedaiko drum close to a giant taiko drum being carried atop a mobile turret. The following day in a complete change of pace, a parade of elegant festival floats is held. There are also performances of children's kabuki, lion dances, and mechanical doll performances. The festival was registered a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016.
Spot details
- Address
- Gifu prefecture Hida-shi Furukawa cho Map
- Area
- Hida Area
- Phone
- 0577741192
- Duration
- 2019/4/19-20 8:00Start
- Average attendance
- 52,000people
- Street stall
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[4/19]
[Afternoon] Festival float pulling
[Evening] Taiko drum processing
[4/20]
Festival float pulling
[Inquiries] (one company) Hida City Tourism Association
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN