Ueno Tenjin Festival Ueno Tenjin Matsuri

Ueno Tenjin Festival Shinko Festival
Ueno Tenjin Festival Yoiyama
Shinko Festival Mikoshi
Ueno Tenjin Festival Demon Parade
Oni Parade - Haunted Oni
Demon mask exhibition held in Onimachi
Shinko Festival Danjiri highlight
Are Onigori Oni surprisingly kind?
Ueno Tenjin Festival Shinko Festival
Ueno Tenjin Festival Yoiyama
Shinko Festival Mikoshi
Ueno Tenjin Festival Demon Parade
Oni Parade - Haunted Oni
Demon mask exhibition held in Onimachi
Shinko Festival Danjiri highlight
Are Onigori Oni surprisingly kind?

Date: Friday, October 18th to Sunday, October 20th, 2024 *The closest Sunday until October 25th every year, and the day before that.

Registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in November 2016!

With over 400 years of tradition, it is Iga's largest festival that colors Iga Ueno's autumn season, and has been designated as a national important intangible folk cultural property. In November 2016, it was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

[Yoiyama]
Three danjiri floats will be dispatched from the Danjiri Hall, and each town will prepare the danjiri floats (assemble and decorate them). It is displayed at Danjiri storehouses in each town.
[Foot alignment ceremony Yoiyama]
The ceremony of aligning the feet of the Oni Gyoretsu is held at Sannomachi-suji, the danjiri parade is held at Honmachi-Ninomachi-suji, and at night the danjiri with lit lanterns are displayed at Honmachi-Ninomachi.
[Shinko Festival]
The main festival is a spectacular sight, led by a mikoshi procession, a demon procession, and nine gorgeous danjiri floats paraded through the castle town.

Please see the official website for details including tour times.

For more details about the Ueno Tenjin Festival, please see this article 👇👇👇
[2024] What is the Ueno Tenjin Festival that colors autumn in IgaCity, Mie Prefecture? A thorough explanation of the festival's highlights, history, parade route, food stalls, and more!

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Detailed information

Period
Friday, October 18th to Sunday, October 20th, 2024 *The closest Sunday to October 25th every year, and the day before that and the day before that
venue
Ueno Tenjingu Shrine, IgaCity, Misuji Town, etc.
telephone number
0595-21-0527 (Ueno Tenjin Festival Regional Promotion Executive Committee (Ueno Chamber of Commerce and Industry))
usage fee

free

Access information by public transportation

Immediately after getting off at Iga Railway Ueno City Station

Access information by car

5 minutes from Meihan National Highway Ueno IC or Nakase IC

parking

There are several paid parking lots around Ueno City Station (approximately 500 spaces)
*Municipal parking is free after 5pm.

toilet

can be

remarks

There are traffic restrictions on surrounding roads (Ginza Dori and Honmachi Dori). Please cooperate with the detour.

*Information current as of October 2024. Schedules, fees, etc. may have changed, so please check with the appropriate person in charge before visiting.

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