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)
Traditional Performances
14:00-16:00 Kanazawa KankoKaikan
Street Dancing
19:00-21:00 Hirosaka Street (between 109 and Kenrokuen Park)
June 13th (Tue)
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)
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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