Events around Roopt Kagurazaka

This is the annual grand festival of Tsukudo Hachiman Shrine, about a 10-minute walk from the accommodation, closer to Iidabashi. The unique Kagurazaka touch is that the mikishojo for the eve festival is set up within the grounds of Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple.

Highlights include the procession of an approximately 800kg plain wood portable shrine (once every few years) and dedicated folk dancing. The dates are usually mid to late September. Announcements for the year can sometimes be late, so please check the latest dates before your visit.

This is the autumn festival of Wakamiyahachiman Shrine, one of Kagurazaka's guardian shrines. Children's portable shrines and floats parade along Kagurazaka-dori, bringing lively atmosphere to the street where the accommodation is located.

It's truly a "neighborhood shrine festival right outside your door," a special day within Kagurazaka's daily life. The dates are usually mid to late September, but announcements for the year can sometimes be late, so please check the latest dates before your visit.

This is the annual grand festival of Akagi Shrine, the guardian deity of Kagurazaka and the general guardian of Ushigome. It's a short walk from the accommodation, the liveliest autumn festival in the town, with stalls lining up after the grand ceremony and dedicated performances enlivening the shrine grounds.

The modern shrine building, rebuilt with Kengo Kuma's design, is also a highlight. The dates are usually mid to late September, but announcements for the year can sometimes be late, so please check the latest dates on Akagi Shrine's official page before your visit.

This is an autumn cultural festival held throughout the Kagurazaka neighborhood. Over three weeks, about 40 different events pop up in alley galleries, shopfronts, and even temple grounds.

Highlights include the open-air exhibition "Kagurazaka Art Square" featuring paintings, calligraphy, and crafts in the grounds of Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple, and "Saka ni Oekaki" (Drawing on the Slope) on the final day, where a long sheet of paper is laid out on Kagurazaka-dori for anyone to draw on freely. You can walk from the accommodation and pick and choose the events that interest you. Please check the official website for the dates and times of individual events during the festival period.

This is the Setsubun bean-throwing ceremony at Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji Temple, the face of Kagurazaka. It's a winter event held at the temple right in front of the accommodation, along Kagurazaka-dori, where people gather for lucky beans.

While not large in scale, it's an event where you can truly feel the turning point of Kagurazaka's year. Setsubun can sometimes fall on February 2nd depending on the year, so please check the official dates for that year.

Four summer days in Kagurazaka. The first two days are theHozuki Market, and the latter two days are theAwa Odori Dance Competition.

For Awa Odori, the slope itself becomes the venue. Dancers come down the narrow street, so you're very close to the action. Groups from Tokushima also participate.

The view differs between the top and bottom of the slope. If your accommodation is halfway up the slope, you can go out before it gets crowded and return when you're tired.