Aizu Festival 2026
Some 600 people parade in full samurai costume through Aizuwakamatsu in a 'Lord's Procession' honouring the clan that made a famous last stand in Japan's last civil war.
Cuándo · Dónde
- Cuándo
- 2026/09/19 01:00 – 2026/09/21
- Dónde
- Tsuruga Castle and central Aizuwakamatsu City（Tsuruga Castle, Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima）
- Ciudad
- Por todo Japón
- Cómo llegar
- About 20 minutes by the 'Haikara-san' loop bus from JR Aizuwakamatsu Station to Tsuruga Castle.
- Precio
- Gratis
- Organizador
- Aizu Festival Executive Committee
Bueno saber antes de ir
- Cómo llegar
- About 20 minutes by the 'Haikara-san' loop bus from JR Aizuwakamatsu Station to Tsuruga Castle. Abrir ruta en Google Maps ↗
- Reserva y entrada
- Entrada gratuita: más detalles en la página oficial (botón de arriba).
- Idioma
- Principalmente en japonés: una app de traducción en el móvil ayuda.
- Ideal para
- amantes de la cultura, familias
Destacados
- The Aizu Hanko Procession — roughly 600 marchers in authentic samurai armour
- A torch-lit lantern procession from Tsuruga Castle on the opening evening
- Children's fife-and-drum corps and a closing ceremony at the castle
Origen e historia
Held each September around Tsuruga Castle, the festival honours the 3,000 Aizu clan members who fell in the 1868 Boshin War — including the teenage Byakkotai — and keeps the domain's samurai heritage alive.
Bueno saber
Visitors can sometimes apply in advance to march in the procession in rented armour — check the city tourism site months ahead if you want to take part.