Kawagoe Festival
The Kawagoe Festival, officially named the is a traditional Japanese festival held annually on the third weekend of October in Kawagoe, Saitama, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. It is Kawagoe's biggest event and the festival has more than a 360-year history. It attracts around one million tourists during the two days. The grand pageant of the festival takes place in the Japanese castle, castle town of Kawagoe, Saitama, Kawagoe including in the old storehouse zone called Kurazukuri Zone. In 2005, the festival was designated as a List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties, National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property under the title of "Kawagoe Hikawa Festival Float Event", and in 2016, the festival was put on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list as one of the "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, Float Festivals in Japan". Highlights The biggest highlight of Kawagoe Festival is "Hikkawase", or musical battles among Float (parade), floats. About 50 members of differe ...
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Kawagoe may refer to: Places *Kawagoe, Saitama, a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan *Kawagoe, Mie, a town in Mie Prefecture, Japan *Kawagoe Domain, a former domain of Japan Other uses

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