The annual Kanda Festival is held once every two years. This time, it is becoming even more exciting as the “400th Anniversary Festival”, which will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Kanda Shrine in 2016. (May 7-15)
It seems that Kanda festival was mainly composed of the magnificent floats of the town of shrine parishioner, as well as dance platforms, towing objects, and disguise lines, which incorporate a variety of popular cultural arts (Noh, Joruri Kabuki, Dance, Sound Music, Sosogami, Legends, etc.).
In the Meiji era, the opening of trams and laying of telegraph poles hindered the passage of floats, and instead of floats, carrying of miniature shrines came to be called the "imperial procession Festival" and changed its name to the "Shinko Festival" after the war.
In the Heisei era, the retrospective of history triggered the revival of the "Appendix Festival". The former towing items such as "Large Catfish and Keystones", "Oeyama Kaijin", "Hanasaki or grandfather", "Urashima Taro", etc. are restored. This year's "Attached Festival" held on May 9th included a new character such as "Neri = floats" in the two towns of the Mikumano Shrine Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, where the style of the floats of the Tenka Festival is transmitted, and the equestrian warrior of the brave Soma Nomaoi, the character of Kanda-jinja Shrine "Mikoshi" and the sacred horse "Akari-chan".
15:00 Departing from Arima Elementary School
16:15 Koamicho Children's Park
16:30 Nihonbashi Sanzen Echizen
17:25 Akihabara Electric Town
18:15 Akira Kanda Kamitsuki
