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The biggest festival of the year is here once again! Get transported back in time with the wonderful Uesugi Festival.

Opening Ceremony/ Denkoku no Mori - 4/29 (Sun)

9:00〜 Opening Ceremony Begins

10:00〜 Uesugi Shrine Festival/Stage Events

11:15〜 Folk Dance Parade (Yonezawa Shincho & Hanagasa)

13:00〜 Stage Events

4/30(Mon)

10:00〜 Matsugasaki Shrine Festival

Buteishiki Ceremony - 5/2 (Wed)

18:30 〜 A reenactment of the ceremony Uesugi Kenshin held before setting off for battle. Witness history unfold as bonfires light up the night sky.

Location: Denkoku no Mori Plaza

Uesugi Procession - 5/3（Thur）

9:30 〜 Elem. School Starting from Nanbu Elementary

Drum & Fife Band

9:30 〜 Portable Shrine Starting from Nanbu Elementary

Procession

10:20 〜 Uesugi Army Parade Opening Ceremony Starting from Kojo Elementary Uesugi Army Parade

Battle of Kawanakajima Reenactment – 5/3 （Thur）

14:00 〜 A reenactment of the most important battle of the warring states period, every year this spectacle sees over 800 participants in full warrior armor fight at the Matsuakwa River bank. Enjoy the full power of the Uesugi and Takeda clans clashing.

◆Enquiries: Yonezawa Uesugi Festival Committee (22-9607）