Ueno Tenjin Matsuri Festival and its Danjiri Float Ritual
The latest Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before 25 of October, Iga (Mie prefecture)
This ritual is held in the autumn festival of Sugawara Shrine, and Shirushi, Danjiri floats, and procession of Oni parade around the city.
There are a “Mikoshi town” managing Mikoshi parade, nine “Danjiri towns” preparing Shirushi and Danjiri floats, and four “Oni towns” doing Oni procession. Danjiri towns and Oni towns together are called “Matsuri towns”. On 23 October, people decorate Danjiri floats and turn on lanterns on it at night.
On 24 October, Danjiri floats parade around the city in “Ashizoroe” ritual, and Oni procession also parade San-no-machi-suji.
- Organizer:
- Ueno Bunka Bijutsu Hozon-kai, Iga city etc.
- Contact Details
- 〒518-0873
- Mie Iga Ueno Marunouchi 122-4
- Iga Ueno Tourism Association
- TEL:0595-26-7788
9:00〜17:00(excluding weekends and holidays) - Website
- Ueno Tenjin Matsuri
- https://www.ueno-tenjin-matsuri.com/