亮点
- Tiered dashi floats with revolving figures
- Nighttime 'Hikkawase' musical battles
- Edo-period kurazukuri streetscape
由来与背景
A 370-year-old festival of Hikawa Shrine inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list of float festivals.
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 15-min walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Line) Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, families, groups of friends
温馨提示
Stay after dark — the illuminated 'Hikkawase' float standoffs are the festival's electric climax.
交通
Kurazukuri warehouse district, Kawagoe — Saiwaicho, Kawagoe, Saitama