Mie's Autumn Festivals and Events Special Feature [2024 Edition]

The annual ``Musha Parade'' centered around Lord Gamo Ujisato begins with a marching ceremony at the National Historic Site of Matsuzaka Castle and continues to GojobanYashiki and samurai residences in the former Doshin Town. The large procession of 200 people, including samurai in armor, Ujisato's wife Fuyuhime, and a gun squad, is very impressive. It is crowded with many onlookers.

When the Niiname Festival is held at the Jinka-den in the Imperial Palace, an imperial envoy is sent and a heihaku is offered to him.
At the shrine, the Amaterasu-Omikami no-gi is held to offer sacred food to Amaterasu Omikami and other deities, followed by the Hohei-no-gi where the Imperial envoy presents the emperor's heihaku. Niinamatsuri will continue to be held at all shrines and shrines until November 29th.

Go to Tokaido Sekijuku to see what it was like in the past.
This festival started in Sekijuku, which has flourished as an inn town since the Edo period (1603-1868) and was selected as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1984 (Showa 59). The festival features a period procession and other events at the former Tokaido Sekijuku, where many townhouses from the Edo and Meiji periods still remain! You can enjoy the feeling of going back in time to the Edo period.

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.

This once-yearly festival is packed with the charms of Matsusaka beef! At the festival's main event, the Matsusaka Beef Cattle Show, 50 head of "Specialty Matsusaka Beef" that have been carefully raised by master craftsmen and won preliminary rounds will be on display. Other specialties from the Matsusaka beef producing area will also be on sale. Keep an eye out for the winning bid for the "Specialty Matsusaka Beef" that won the first place award at the auction on the day!
There are lots of events, so please come and see us.

The event will be held around the square in front of Geku bus stop, about a 10-minute walk from the ticket gate of JR/ IseCity Station. IseCity event is held twice a year to discover the charm of Ise by displaying Ise's distinctive local products and crafts, and for the enjoyment of citizens and tourists alike.
In normal years, it is crowded with close to 100 shops. Please come and find something good and delicious.

The Seven Lucky Gods gather in full force, and each shrine parishioner prays to them. Taishokoto and dance performances are held throughout the day on the grounds. The mochi that is thrown during the final mochi toss is called Shichifuku Mochi, and is said to bring good health and good fortune.

This event is held to express gratitude to the gods and to pray for the peace of the people, and includes Bugaku (traditional Japanese dance and music) and Shinen no Shinburi events. On the first day of the festival, Mikagura will be performed at Geku at 8:30 a.m. and Naiku at 10:00 a.m. in the respective kagura halls, and at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., bugaku will be performed on a special stage in the Naiku shrine garden. During this period, there will also be dedication ceremonies by famous families of various schools from all over Japan, such as Maiyayashi, Noh, and Nodate (outdoor tea-ceremony table). However, in case of rain, public performances will be held only at 11:00 a.m. on the Sanguden stage.

This is a festival of thanksgiving to the beckoning cats who answer the simple wishes of common people and bring good fortune.
During the event, various events related to the beckoning cat will be held, including the ``Maneki Neko Modern Artist Exhibition,'' an exhibition of creative beckoning cats created by beckoning cat artists, the ``Maneki Neko Painting Class,'' where you can paint a pure white beckoning cat to create your own original beckoning cat. will be done. Okage-yokocho will be filled with beckoning cats.

Four-foot ball suicide bombing at sea!!
It has been decided that the event will be held in 2023! The number of launches has increased from last year, and the event is scheduled to be even more powerful.
This year's highlight is the four-shaku ball self-destruction at sea!

In addition to the traditional performing arts that have been passed down since ancient times, such as ``Chinese Dance'', ``Shagouma'', ``Hachiman Lion Dance'', and ``Irie Wakahayashi'', there are also many other arts such as ``Takatora Taiko'', Japanese float floats ``Anotsu Maru'', ``Anotsu Yosakoi'', etc. It's crowded with people.

Taiko drummers gather from all over the country and dedicate the joy and gratitude of playing the drums to the sounds of the drums to the gods.
Since ancient times, Japanese people have prayed to God for good health and fertility by beating the drum. Nowadays, a drum festival is dedicated to the god of the shrine.
Taiko drummers from all over the country gather in Ise, the spiritual hometown of the Japanese people, and perform with gratitude and awe, and with the skills they have honed through daily training.

14 potteries in Iga will gather and sell approximately 140 types and 800 items for a limited time.
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Iga potteries and pottery artists will gather together, and a variety of unique works (plates, coffee cups, vases, etc.) by potters will be displayed and sold, from new works to limited edition items.

This is an annual autumn event planned and run by citizens, based on the concept of events that citizens can "see," "participate in," and "enjoy." The two-day festival includes marching, mikoshi, taiko drum parades, and performances and dances at Ichinoki Square.

Hana-no-Iwaya is an ancient relic of worship of natural objects, with a 45-meter-tall gigantic rock as the object of worship. Arima Village in Kumano, where Izanami no Mikoto was buried, as described in the Nihon Shoki, is the name of this Hana-no-Iwaya, and the spring and autumn festival ``Tsuna-kake Shinji'' is a prefecture's intangible folk cultural property.
The ritual of tying a rope around the shrine grounds from the top of the giant rock that is the sacred object of the shrine is a sight to behold! Furthermore, at the Autumn Festival, ``Oshirasuhiki,'' a flower cart carrying a sacred white stone, is pulled, and there are dances along the way.

The largest fire festival in the prefecture. A mikoshi weighing 600 kg is carried by men dressed in monk's costumes and paraded around 2 km through Yunoyama Onsen town, with torches blazing with tremendous flame.
On stage, Yunoyama Onsen is a grand feast of sound and fire, with talent shows, monk taiko performances, night stalls, launch shows, and more.

The Whale Boat Festival is a festival where various prayers are made to the gods, imitating the ancient whale fishing method of harpooning whales that had wandered into Ise Bay. Tennomaru, a float shaped like a whaling boat, is pulled around to the tune of whaling songs and drums, and at the climax of the song, young dancers (dancers) kill the papier-mâché whale on the tip of the shaft.

◇Main Festival◇
9:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: Honmachi Venue, TsuCity Hisai Ars Plaza
(In addition, local festivals will be held at the Ninomachi venue.)
Events will include stage performances, the 20th Hisai 2024 costume party, and a mini calligraphy experience.

The Funa-float, Mikoshi, Udono Bayashi Dance, and other dances parade through the Udono area, and there are many other events, such as the Hari-hari Dance, Kumano Navy Taiko drum performances, and mochi digging. The highlight of the festival, the purification ritual, is also a must-see! (22nd eve, 23rd annual festival)

This festival is said to have a deep connection with the "Dandarabotchi Legend". A large waraji, about 2 meters long and 1 meter wide, made two days before the main festival, and a bamboo basket woven from bamboo and thatch are placed in the worship hall of the shrine, and then dedicated.

A grand autumn festival held at Hirao Urufushine Shrine.
On the eve of the festival, members of the four towns wear formal kimonos and carry lanterns in a procession, with a torch at the front, and there is also a lion dance offering. During the main festival, portable shrines and danjiri floats are paraded around the town, and stalls are lined up, creating a festive atmosphere.

A castle town connected by beautiful lights
The castle town of Iga Ueno is decorated with various lights.
Lights are lit all over the castle town, creating a magical atmosphere.

New soba season has arrived at Mie's soba restaurant!
Enjoy delicious Inabe soba that is freshly picked, pulled, kneaded, and boiled. Soba-making groups from all over Western Japan will gather together, and you can enjoy handmade soba full of regional flavor.

MinamiiseTown largest festival is being held! Nayaura fishing port in Minamiise Town boasts the MinamiiseTown.
The market will be the venue for a festival filled with the charms of MinamiiseTown!
There will be a tuna butchering show, fish catching (only for elementary school students and younger), traditional local drum performances, and more! There will also be product sales!

Candles with the names of the people prayed for are lined up to form a letter for the year.
Worshippers join their hands in front of the illuminated letters that appear in the darkness of the shrine grounds, and pray for the safety of their families, prosperity in business, and more.

The warm light of the bamboo lanterns will brighten up your autumn evenings. Please enjoy the view at your leisure.
There will be live music and other related events!
・Special live performance by MUKUNOKAMI, a married couple unit from IseCity, on November 9th (Sat) and 16th (Sat)
Weekend Bamboo Light Cafe: November 9th (Sat), 16th (Sat), 30th (Sat) from 5pm to 9pm