Waka-matsuri Festival
Held on the second Sunday of May at the Kishu Tosho-gu Shrine which was built by Yorinobu Tokugawa in memory of his late father, the highlight of the Waka-matsuri Festival is the special procession that takes place.
The festival commences with a team of men charging valiantly down Kishu Tosho-gu Shrine's 108 stone steps with the festival mikoshi (portable shrine) on their shoulders. Following that, the mikoshi is paraded around the Wakaura area as part of a procession which leaves the shrine at 12 p.m. and features Japanese drumming (taiko), Saika-odori dancing, and wooden sword wielding performances (naginatafuri).
*Road traffic restrictions are in place on the day of the festival
- Area
- Wakayama City
- Category
- Festivals & Traditional Events
General Information
- Event period
- Sunday, May 13
- Address
- 和歌山県和歌山市紀州東照宮
- Telephone Number
- +81-(0)73-444-0808
- Open
- 11:30 - 16:00
- Directions
- Alight at either JR Wakayama Station or Nankai Wakayamashi Station and take a bus to the Wakayama Uraguchi stop. It's a 5-minute walk from there.
* Facility information is subject to change. Please check each official website for the latest information.
