Hyakumangoku Festival: Kanzawa's Main Event!
From June 12th to the 14th, Kanazawa celebrates its castle town
heritage by holding the 44th Hyakumangoku Festival. June 14th is the
day in which Maeda Toshiie, the first lord of the Kaga clan, entered
Kanazawa Castle from Nanao in the year 1583. The clan went on to rule
the Kanzawa area until the early Meiji Period, and made the city a
center of culture and education. The festival highlights many of
Kanzawa's fine traditional activities and cultures, and its climax is
the parade which reenacts Toshiie's procession into the city on June
14th. This is Kanazawa's biggest event held every year!
Festival Highlight:
- June 12th (Mon)
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- Traditional Performances
- 14:00-16:00 Kanazawa KankoKaikan
- Street Dancing
- 19:00-21:00 Hirosaka Street (between 109 and Kenrokuen Park)
- June 13th (Tue)
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- Miss Hyakumangoku Contest and Music Concert
- 18:00-21:00 Kanazawa KankoKaikan
- Children's taiko Procession
- 19:00-20:30 Kanzawa ChuoPark and Hirosaka Street
- June 14th (Wed)
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- Tea Ceremony
- 8:00-16:00 Kenrokuen Park
- HYAKUMANGOKU PARADE
- 12:00-16:30 Starts at City Hall, goes around downtown
- Torchlit Noh Performance
- 19:00-21:00 Kanazawa ChuoPark
For more information, contact the Hyakumangoku Festival Committee at (0762)63-1151.
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