Tochio Kenshin-ko Festival (Warrior Procession & Ceremony)

About this event

A festival in Tochio, where the young Uesugi Kenshin (then Nagao Kagetora) spent his formative years. It features a samurai procession themed on Kagetora's first battle and a demonstration by the Tochio matchlock gun corps, with a memorial ceremony for Kenshin at Joanji Temple. Venues: Tochiore, Akiba Park and Joanji.