Benkei Festival

The festival in Tanabe City is related to the legend that Benkei was the child of the Kumano Betto who ruled the Tanabe area, and various artifacts related to Benkei are passed down throughout the city. It started in 1987 as the 'Musashibo Benkei Kumano Navy Expedition 800th Anniversary Festival.' Events include theater performances of the Benkei legend starting Friday evening, Benkei Geta Dance and Oniwaka Taiko on Saturday, along with various events like Kishu Benkei Yosakoi dance and a product tent market. A firework festival takes place on Saturday night.

Map & Location

Details about Benkei Festival

Date & Time

10/3(Fri) 10/4(Sat)

Note

October 3 (Friday) 18:30 – 20:30, October 4 (Saturday) 10:00 – 21:00 *Moved to October 5 (Sunday) in case of rain

Venue

Tōkeijinja Shrine and others

Address

1-1 Toyo, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture

parking

100 yen for 1 hour. The roads and parking lots around the venue will be very crowded on the festival day. It tends to be fully booked early, so please use public transportation as much as possible.

Access

About 10 minutes from the Nanki Tanabe IC on the Hanwa Expressway

Access (Public)

About 10 minutes on foot from JR Kiitanabe Station

Contact

0739-22-5064 （Benkei Festival Executive Committee）

URL

https://www.kishu-benkei.com/