Yasaka Festival (Tenno Festival)

Carry 1 ton weighs portable shrine and walk around the hole town.

The Yasaka Festival, or more commonly as the Tenno Festival, is a festival held at Okoto Shrine where people go to pray for good health and to prevent the spread of illnesses during the summer.

Participants in the festival carry and parade a portable shrine called the “Great Tenno-sama,” which weighs approximately 1 ton.

Highlights of the festival include over ten stunning floats and mikoshi parading through the town, streets lined with stalls selling delicious food and unique crafts, and a grand gathering on the second night of the festival after 8PM. Here, all the mikoshi and floats come together for a spectacular display of traditional music and energetic performances.

Location Map

Basic Information

Address	Mibu cho, Tochigi
Telephone Number	0282-82-0430
Website	http://mibu-kankou.org/
Date	July 13（Sat.） 15:00~21:00 July 14（Sun.）18:00~21:00 in 2024.
Venue	Rangaku Tori, Mibu-cho
DIRECTIONS	Walk from Tobu Mibu Station for 3 minutes.
Map Code	74 606 621*86

Southern Area

This area boasts evocative historical buildings and townscapes, such as the Ashikaga School, known for being the oldest school in Japan, and Kura no Machi, a district where buildings from the mid-19th century, a time when the area prospered as a commercial district, still stand. At Ashikaga Flower Park, you can see 350 blooming wisteria flowers, flowing downward from above, creating a world of enchantment.