Nagahama Hikiyama Festival Float Event
Japanese name: 長浜曳山祭の曳山行事（ながはまひきやままつりのひきやまぎょうじ）
Nagahama, Shiga
2027
Fri, Apr 9 – Sat, Apr 17
Festival period
Tue, Apr 13 – Fri, Apr 16
Children's kabuki performances
Thu, Apr 15
Main day
About the festival
This event takes place during the spring festival of Nagahama Hachiman Shrine. Tradition says it began when Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then lord of Nagahama Castle, gave money to the townspeople, who used it to build hikiyama floats. Of the twelve floats with stages, four take part each year, and boys perform children's kabuki on the floats.
Children's kabuki performed by boys on the float stages
Kujitori, the Shinto lot-drawing rite that decides the order of performances
Floats built with an extendable section for a hanamichi walkway
Key facts
- Category
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals
- Location
- Nagahama, Shiga
- Main venue
- Nagahama Hachiman Shrine and the old town of Nagahama
- Getting there
- About a 10-minute walk from JR Nagahama Station to the old town.
This description was written by Matsuri Biyori based on public information. Dates and details may change. Please check the organizers' latest information before you go. Translated from the Japanese original.
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FAQ
- When is Nagahama Hikiyama Festival Float Event held in 2027?
- In 2027, it is scheduled for Fri, Apr 9 – Sat, Apr 17 (Calculated from the usual rule).
- Where is Nagahama Hikiyama Festival Float Event held?
- It is held in Nagahama, Shiga. The main venue is Nagahama Hachiman Shrine and the old town of Nagahama.
- How are the dates of Nagahama Hikiyama Festival Float Event set?
- April 9 to 17 every year. Children's kabuki is performed from the evening of the 13th to the 16th, with the 15th as the main day. Four of the twelve floats take turns each year as the participating floats.