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Wind Town Festival

Wind Town Festival

Event Overview

It has a tradition of about 300 years at a function to quell the wind and wish for a good harvest. There will be a townshow dance to Fuzhen Samba and Takamori Ontodo, as well as the festival's centerpiece, "Tsukimono", and Manzai's "Niwaka". The finale of the festival is the old-fashioned yukashiki "Saitoba". "Niwaka" is designated as a National Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Takamori city area
  • Address:   
  • 1614-3 Takamori-cho, Aso-gun, Kumamoto
  • PublicTransportation:   
South Aso Railway Takamori Station → A short walk
  • CarAccess:   
40km 1 hour from Kumamoto IC on Kyushu-do via National Route 57; or 45km 1 hour from Kumamoto Airport IC on Kyushu-do via Prefectural Road No. 28 (Tawarayama Pass on Kumamoto Takamori Line)
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0967-62-0274 (Takamori Town Chamber of Commerce)
  • Parking Number:   
500 units/free

Event Period

  • Friday, August 16, 2024-Saturday, August 17, 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Gaku/annual events, traditional performing arts/dance

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