節分鎧年越(足利市)
DATES
2024: 3rd February *Same days every year
*Dates and times checked with tourist office 22nd Nov 2023.
Festival Times & Schedule
17:00~18:30
*Samurai parade starts at 17:00.
*Dates and times have NOT been confirmed by the organizer. Dates and times are also subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
*Dates and times checked with tourist office 22nd Nov 2023.
*All dates & activities are subject to change due to weather and/or unforeseen circumstances.
Cost
Free to watch
If you want to wear actual samurai armor and participate in the procession there is a cost including fees. It depends on the rank of the armor and for an adult, it is between 14,000 yen – 37,000 yen (Booking needed!)
*Prices are from 2024 season
🏯🏹Travel back to 750 years ago and see about 200 ⚔️Samurai Warriors march down from Orihime Community Center to Bannaji Temple (about 1.3km long) on February 3rd,2019!
Men, women, and children in 🏹battle uniforms will march while playing traditional instruments. The march almost looks as if it just came out of the 📖history book…
🏮This tradition began about 750 years ago when the grandchild of a very strong samurai commander Ashikaga, started to gather 500 samurai soldiers at Bannaji Temple to represent the unity and 💪strength of the clan.
Local recommendations
From Tokyo
Address
Parade starts at Ashikaga Orihime Kouminkan:
6-3165-1 Tori, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi Pref. Japan 326-0814
(Parade goes to Bannanji temple)
足利織姫公民館:〒326-0814 栃木県足利市通6丁目3165-1
By Train
From Tobu Ashikaga-shi Station (Tobu Isesaki Line)
15 min walk.
From JR Ashikaga Station (JR Ryomo Line)
15 min walk.
By Car
10mins drive from Kita-kanto Expressway (Kita-kanto Jidoshado) Ashikaga IC, or 15 mins drive from Kita-kanto Expressway (Kita-kanto Jidoshado) Ota Kiryu IC.
For information about this event please contact the Tourist Office directly.
Tel: +81 0284-43-3000 (Tourist Office)
Tel: +81 0284-41-2627 (Bannaji Temple)
Japanese info (official) (External Link)
English info (official) (External Link)
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