Nagahama Hikiyama Festival

Name: Nagahama Hikiyama Festival
Start: 2021-04-09T00:01Z+09:00
End: 2021-04-17T23:59Z+09:00

Free

Shiga

Taking place in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, the Hikiyama Festival is named for the wheeled festival floats which are pulled along at many traditional festivals. However, the festival is known for ‘kodomo kabuki’ – children’s kabuki.

In the case of the Hikiyama Festival, the floats are portable stages on which young boys perform kabuki plays. As in the adult version of kabuki, both male and female roles are played by men – or boys in this case.

(Greg Lane)

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Dates

9th Apr–17th Apr, 2021

Name in Japanese 長浜曳山祭

Venue Nagahama Station

Entry Free

Web http://www.nagahama-hikiya... ⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area

Shiga

Closest station(s)

JR Nagahama Station
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.

Weather

Typical weather at this time:

High: 15 ºC Low: 9 ºC

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