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Heike Festival

Heike Festival

Event Overview

The Heian Emaki, which is reproduced at Yunikawa Onsen; the previous night festival hosts a taiko performance and the Jōrou [Jōrou] road, and the main festival, the Heike Emaki procession, which mills around as a warrior or princess, marches from the onsen town to the village of Heike.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Heike's Village
  • Address:   
  • Yunishi, Nikko, Tochigi
  • PublicTransportation:   
Noiwa Railway Yukikawa Onsen Station → Bus 18 minutes, bus stop: Yamashiroya Hotel front, short walk (Heike Emaki procession ceremony)
  • CarAccess:   
Nikko Utsunomiya Road From Imaichi IC via National Route 121, Prefectural Road 249 45km 1 hour
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0288-22-1525 (Nikko Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
50 units/free

Event Period

  • Saturday, June 1-Sunday, June 2, 2024

Price

Free tour; Heike no Sato is 510 yen

Event Category

Procession and Parade

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