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 and violently crash into each other in the area around the shrine from 9am until midday. The jostling/fighting is continued at 1pm and again at 4:30pm.
Due to COVID-19, the 2021 event will be scaled down and there won’t be the usual fighting.
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14th Oct–15th Oct, 2022
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灘のけんか祭り
Free
Official site
⚠️ Link in Japanese
Shirahama-no-miya Station (Sanyo Dentetsu Line)
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.
