Nada no Kenka Festival

Name: Nada no Kenka Festival
Start: 2020-10-14T00:01Z+09:00
End: 2020-10-15T23:59Z+09:00

Cancelled

Free

Hyogo

The Nada no Kenka Matsuri is a fighting festival held at Matubara Hachiman Shrine in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in October.

The first day of celebrations sees seven yatai floats from seven different districts transported to the shrine for ceremonies between 11am and 2pm. The following day sees three teams of younger men in fundoshi (loin cloths) carrying three huge mikoshi (portable shrines) jostle each other in the area around the shrine from 9am until midday. The jostling/fighting is continued at 1pm and again at 4:30pm.

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Dates

14th Oct–15th Oct, 2020

Venue Matsubara Hachiman Shrine

Entry Free

Area

Hyogo

Closest station(s)

Shirahama-no-miya Station (Sanyo Dentetsu Line)
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.

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