Shonai Grand Festival

Shonai Domain, known as the setting for movies and novels. Tsuruoka City was a castle town governed by the Sakai clan, Daimyo of the Tokugawa family for 240 years during the Edo period, with a production of 140,000 koku. In the 10th year of Meiji, when Shonai Shrine was founded, the Daimyo procession was recreated by citizens. During the festival, about 400 participants, including the "Shonai Domain Traditional Daimyo Procession," parading with the golden ryotan spear granted by the ruler Hideyoshi at the forefront, along with yokai dancers, armored warriors, women, dance princesses, and children, unfold a historical scroll in the castle town of Tsuruoka.

Map & Location

Details about Shonai Grand Festival

Date & Time

10/6(Mon)

Note

"Pre-Festival" 10/5 (Sun) Location: Tsuruoka Park North Square, 10:00 to 16:00. "Main Festival" 10/6 (Mon) Location: Departure from Tsuruoka Park North Square, approximately 2km, 14:00 Otabisho Festival and Offering Ceremony, 15:00 Shonai Domain Traditional Daimyo Procession departs. "Night Sound Festival" 10/6 (Mon) Location: Tsuruoka Park North Square, 17:00 to 21:00.

Venue

Around Tsuruoka Park

Address

Baba-cho, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture

parking

Use the parking around Tsuruoka Park

Access

About 10 minutes from Tsuruoka IC

Access (Public)

Bus: About 10 minutes from JR Tsuruoka Station (For bus route changes due to traffic regulations, see Shonai Transportation website)

Contact

0235-22-8100 （Shonai Shrine）

URL

https://www.tsuruokakanko.com/season/taisai/index.html