Kishiwada Danjiri Festival

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, held every year in September, is well known for its dynamic danjiri, or floats. Here at the Kishiwada Danjiri Hall, opened in 1993, the visitor can experience the excitement of this 300- year- old festival through the latest audiovisual aids, as well as find out all about the history of the festival from various exhibits.

Inside the hall is a reproduction of the town surrounding Kishiwada Castle, which has supervised the festival from olden times. Small reproduction of "danjiri" made of the same materials as the actual ones are some of the items not to be missed at this museum.
A danjiri is a traditional type of wooden float, decorated with various ornaments, that is drawn around the town during festival days. Depending on the festival and locality they may also be called dashi, yamagasa or yatai.

Around 30 massive floats made from unpainted wood play a major role during this festival, and, it is known as the Danjiri Festival.
The highlight of this festival is the sight of the danjiri being maneuvered round the corners of the narrow streets at breakneck speed with abrupt right- angled changes of direction.

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Contact Information

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival
11-23 Honmachi, Kishiwada
569-0074 Osaka

Tel. +81724360914

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