Hokuto City Akeno Sunflower Festival 2026

Around eleven o'clock, about twenty people wearing costumes by the fella and others leave after worship at the Yama Shrine. Their dashing voices are interned with each other to show off their virtuosity in which the six members of the character alternately throw the hairdressing with the wings of a bird at the tip. The procession began after the fall of the Takeda clan by the royal family of the land who had been ordered to guard Motosu Sekisho by Tokugawa Ieyasu to raise the morale of the youth in the area.

The spring festival of the Kumano Shrine, which is located almost at the center of the lower hot spring town, and is held every year on a grand scale including Kagura's dedication and Kamikoshi.

A festival where the wisteria roots shaped like a giant snake are cut with a sword. Daizenji, which is deeply connected to the history of grapes, is an ancient temple said to have been founded by Gyoki. The Yakushi Hall, which houses the principal image of Yakushi Nyorai (Important Cultural Property), is designated as a national treasure, and the Daizenji Wisteria Cutting Festival is designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset by the country.