Niigata Niigata
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Matsushiro Festival Procession Picture Scroll Parade
松城祭 巡行絵巻行列
The Muramatsu area, which flourished as the castle town of the "Muramatsu Domain Hori Family's 30,000 koku", is holding the "Matsushiro Festival Procession Picture Scroll Parade" again this year.
This procession is based on the "Picture Scroll Parade" held in the late Edo period, where citizens dress in armor as archery and spear squads, parading through the center of Muramatsu.
The scenery presented by the simultaneously held "Castle Town Muramatsu Flag Festival" and the "Picture Scroll Parade" gives a sense of time travel back to the Edo period. Don't miss this precious opportunity, and be sure to visit Muramatsu.
■Schedule
Around 9:30 AM 'Muramatsu Health Center' Opening Ceremony・Muramatsu Folk Song Association Dance・Sword Dance Performance
Around 10:00 AM 'Muramatsu Health Center' Departure! ~ 'Nakadōri' ~ 'Izumichō'
Around 10:20 AM 'Shitamachi' (Kiso-ya Sake Shop) Ceremony・Folk Song・Chan Chako Babasa Song・Kanbara Kagura (planned)
Around 10:50 AM 'Shitamachi' Departure! ~ 'Kamimachi' ~ 'Hie Shrine・Sumiyoshi Shrine'
Around 11:30 AM 'Hie Shrine・Sumiyoshi Shrine' Departure! ~ 'Teramachi' ~ 'Kamimachi' ~ 'Nakamachi'
Around 12:30 PM 'Muramatsu Health Center' Arrival!
Place:Muramatsu Health Center
Nearby Station:Gozen Station
Transportation:[Public transportation] Approximately 13 minutes by bus from JR "Gosen Station", get off at "Muramatsu Shimomachi" [By car] Approximately 40 minutes from Sanjo Tsubame IC
Time:09:30 ~ 12:30