Kohari Matsushita Style Fire Festival

The Kohari Matsushita Style Fire Festival is said to have been devised by Matsushita Izumi-no-kami Shigetuna, who was the lord of Kohari Castle. It has been passed down that it was held in the camp to celebrate victories and to memorialize victims. Currently, it is a fire festival that decorates summer nights, dedicated to praying for fire disaster prevention and abundant harvests. The fire festival combines puppetry and synchronized fireworks, manipulating the strings stretched in the air to control puppets in time with the music. It is also known as "Three Strings" and "Mechanical Puppet Fireworks." ■Notes Free shuttle bus service operates from 18:00 (TX Mirai-Hirabayashi Station to the venue)

Map & Location

Details about Kohari Matsushita Style Fire Festival

Date & Time

8/24(Sun) 19:00～21:30

Note

Held every year in the evening of August 23, with the offering of the fire the following day on the 24th. The event time is approximate.

Venue

Kohari Atago Shrine Grounds

Address

3235 Kohari, Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture

parking

Free

Access

About 15 minutes from the Joban Expressway Yawara IC and Yatabe IC

Access (Public)

About a 20-minute walk from TX Mirai-Hirabayashi Station

Contact

0297-58-2111 （Tsukuba Mirai City Board of Education, Lifelong Learning Division, Cultural Promotion Office）