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Toyono Yoishoko Festival
The Toyono Yoishoko Festival (豊野ヨイショコまつり) is divided into two parts. The first part, during the day, is where they carry mikoshi, which are portable Shinto shrines used to carry deities from one place...Binzuru-Ichi Market
The Zenko-ji Binzuru-ichi Market (善光寺びんずる市) is held every month from April to November every second Saturday at Zenko-ji Temple. This started in 2013 when the 300th year of the Binzuru statue was cele...Iizuna Fire Festival
The Iizuna Fire Festival (飯綱火まつり) is dedicated to the Shugendo practice of going up the mountain for training. Shugendo was a religion that was widely practiced from the 7th century up to the early 17...Zenko-ji Temple Summer Ennichi
Ennichi (縁日), meaning “festival day”, is a day believed to have a special relation with one of the many Japanese deities. Summer in Japan, from July to August, is the most enjoyable time of the year ...Rokaku-Lake Fireworks and Lantern Float Festival
The Rokaku-lake Fireworks and Lantern Float Festival (ろうかく湖灯籠流しと花火大会) is held in Shinshu Shinmachi, a town in the suburban area of Nagano-city.The festival has been celebrated every year on August...Nagano Daidogei Street Performance Festival
The Daidogei Street Performance Festival (ながの大道芸フェスティバル) is held on the Chuo Street beginning near the station and going all the way up to the Zenko-ji Temple and the Gondo Arcade Street, which is adj...Kawanakajima Battlefield Fireworks Festival
Kawanakajima Battlefield fireworks festival (川中島古戦場まつり) was originally held for the purpose of reposing the souls of those who died in a battle fought over 450 years ago. Between the 16th to 17th cent...Matsushiro Autumn Sanada Clan Jumangoku Festival
The second of two annual festivals in Matsushiro – along with the Spring Cherry Blossom Festival – the Matsushiro Autumn Sanada Clan Jumangoku Festival is an elaborate celebration of the town’s samur...
