Shiga Shiga
May 3, 2025 (Saturday)Held on the same day every year
Kenketo Festival
ケンケト祭り
A magnificent folk performing art dance. Dressed in vividly colored Yuzen-patterned costumes, performers offer a light and lively long sword dance to the accompaniment of drums and bells. The role-rich and skill-demanding attire is said to date back to when locals, during Oda Nobunaga's battles at Minakuchi, stripped off their wartime armor, and the dance is named "Kenketo Dance" after the accompanying chant.
Place:Sugiki Shrine
Transportation:JR/Omi Railway Omi-Hachiman Station - Bus: 25 minutes Walk: Yamanoe - 10 minutes Ryuo IC - 10 minutes by car
Contact:0748-58-3715