Shingen-ko Festival
shingenkō festival 信玄公祭り shingenko matsuri japanese festival matsuri held annually celebrate legacy daimyō takeda shingen kōfu capital city yamanashi prefecture largest gathering samurai world takeda shingen 武田 信玄 december – may kai province preeminent daimyō feudal japan exceptional military prestige late stage sengoku period shingen feudal lord presentday kōfu shingen admired follower rival legendary rivalry uesugi kenshin fought series five battle battle kawanakajima shingen died disease pursuit conquer japan retainer general served shingen noted exceptional contribution shingen takeda family popular topic ukiyoe bunraku threeday festival start first second weekend april takedas death anniversary april there reenactment takeda shingens koshu battalion deployment people dress traditional samurai costume sengoku period actor play takeda shingen surrounded twentyfour general shingenko tea ceremony takeda lead army street kōfu march plaza front kosu station street kōfu maizuru castle park contains ruin kōfu castle third day reach takeda shrine 武田神社 takeda jinja shinto ritual held anniversary takeda shingens death multiple parade going location parade theatrical involving serious reenactment practice rest year one weekend april parade reflect different coming going takeda shingen life one largest historical reenactment japan festival included guinness world record largest gathering samurai world participant role daimyo takeda shingen usually played japanese celebrity general extra detailed armor seeing many people traditional costume samurai give impression sengoku period like – ce whats special anyone join short application exchange student university yamanashi usually guard samurai group princess princess also represented exchange student asian country festival fully historically accurate festival visitor japan international tourist visitor day festival daimyo takeda shingen played actor ken matsudaira part proceeds went support area affected tōhoku earthquake tsunami day different kind event shingenko tea ceremony ritual prayer street stall yamanashi local product food drink stand koihige beard style contest koihime beauty contest sengoku period food sampling furinkazan dance parade performer koshu battalion deployment child samurai parade takeda period parade kendo tournament japanese drum taiko performance kofu hayashi performance – japanese traditional noh performance celebrating battle victory educational lecture