What is the Tenryo Joge Tango no Sekku Festival?
During the Edo period, Joge-machi was under the direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate and prospered through the financial industry. Even today, the townscape still retains a strong trace of that time, and many different festival dolls and helmets from the end of the Edo period to the present day remain. The Tenryo Joge Tango no Sekku Festival is a festival where these festival dolls and helmets are displayed in the shops and homes of the town, welcoming visitors to a different side of Joge-machi than usual.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025 – May 11, 2025
Time: 10:00-16:00
Limited event “Tenryo Joge Market”
The Tenryo Joge Market, an event held for the Tenryo Joge Boys’ Festival, will be held for one day only. At this event, “freshly picked vegetables” grown in the fresh air and water from the watershed of Joge-cho, “antiques” gathered in the merchant town of the Tenryo, and “handmade accessories” made by female artisans will be lined up along 800m of the shopping street.Heavy warrior decorations and gorgeous carp streamers adorn the streets. Armor and helmets are on display at the Okiza, a nationally registered tangible cultural property, and the Joge History and Culture Museum will be hosting an armor-wearing experience on weekends only. There will also be a “Joge Mystery Walk” where you can win prizes if you solve the mysteries of the streets.
Please come and visit the 2025 Tenryo Joge Tango no Sekku Festival “Tenryo Joge Market”.
