Yuzawa City Daimyō Procession

Yuzawa City Daimyō Procession

Event Overview

A total procession of several hundred people with the formality of the Satake Minami family of the Akita clan, which is dedicated to the Atago Shrine festival. During the Atago Shrine festival, the Kamitari procession has been held since ancient times, and the Daimyō procession by the townspeople began to be performed together since the end of the Edo period. In the past, the festival was fisted on July 23-25 of the lunar calendar, and the procession was said to have been constituted by the same-year-old town by the band-band system of the outer town of five towns. He stiffens himself in a gorgeous appearance as it was in the past, followed by a bow holder and a falconer master on the horse's palace, and he works around the city while showing his servant bending down and dancing with a unique work.

Info

JR湯沢駅→徒歩1分
湯沢横手道路湯沢ICから国道398号経由2km5分

Event Period

Price

Free

Event Category

Procession and Parade

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