Waka Matsuri

The festival is to ease the soul of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate known as Tosho-daigongen. It features a dancing parade through Wakanoura, which is famous for its scenic beauty, and Mikoshi-oroshi, which is the carrying of a portable shrine down the long slope.

Details

Category: Portable shrine・Parade・Performing art・Dance
Location(s): Kishutoshogu shrine and Kataonami area
Date(s) of Matsuri: The second Sunday in May
Access: Twenty minutes bus ride from JR Wakayama Station to Wakauraguchi bus stop, and five minutes walk from the bus stop
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Conservation Group: Waka Matsuri Hozonkai