Events around Roopt Kagurazaka

This is Kagurazaka's autumn cultural festival, held throughout the town. Over three weeks, about 40 events pop up in galleries and storefronts in the alleys, and even within temple grounds.

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

This is a wooden Noh theater located in Yaraicho, deep within Kagurazaka. It's a small stage where you can watch Noh up close, and there are also performances with explanations for beginners.

"First-time Yarai Noh Theater" is a performance for those new to Noh, and it's easy to recommend to international visitors. Tickets are available on the official website for each performance.

This is the Setsubun bean-throwing ceremony at Bishamonten Zenkokuji, 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 website for the exact date for that year.

This is a wooden Noh theater located in Yaraicho, deep within Kagurazaka. It's a small stage where you can watch Noh up close, and there are also performances with explanations for beginners.

"First-time Yarai Noh Theater" is a performance for those new to Noh, and it's easy to recommend to international visitors. Tickets are available on the official website for each performance.

This is Kagurazaka's summer for four days. The first two days are theHozuki Market, and the latter two days are theAwa Odori Festival.

For Awa Odori, the slope itself becomes the venue. Dancers come down the narrow street, so the distance is very close. 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 leave before it gets crowded and return when you're tired.

This is a wooden Noh theater located in Yaraicho, deep within Kagurazaka. It's a small stage where you can watch Noh up close, and there are also performances with explanations for beginners.

"First-time Yarai Noh Theater" is a performance for those new to Noh, and it's easy to recommend to international visitors. Tickets are available on the official website for each performance.

This is the annual grand festival of Tsukudo Hachiman Shrine, about a 10-minute walk from the accommodation, near Iidabashi. The Kagurazaka-like touch is that the mikishodokoro for the eve of the festival is set up in the grounds of Bishamonten Zenkokuji.

The procession of the approximately 800kg plain wood portable shrine (held once every few years) and dedicated ring dancing take place. The dates are usually mid-to-late September. Announcements for the year can be late, so please check the latest dates before visiting.

This is the autumn festival of Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine, one of Kagurazaka's guardian deities. Children's portable shrines and floats parade along Kagurazaka-dori, enlivening the street where the accommodation is located.

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

This is the annual grand festival of Akagi Shrine, the tutelary deity and general guardian of Ushigome in Kagurazaka. Just a short walk from the accommodation, the town comes alive with this autumn festival, featuring a grand ceremony followed by street stalls and devotional performances that liven up the shrine grounds.

The modern shrine building, rebuilt with a design by Kengo Kuma, is also a highlight. The dates are usually from mid to late September, but the announcement for the year can sometimes be late, so please check the official Akagi Shrine page for the latest dates before visiting.