murmurTakamatsu Autumn Festival: Busshozan Daimyo Procession
Takamatsu City · Busshozan Park, Busshozan shopping street, Flat Busshozan outdoor plaza and surroundings
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Takamatsu City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 17–18, 2026 October 17 12:00–21:00; October 18 10:00–16:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Busshozan Park, Busshozan shopping street, Flat Busshozan outdoor plaza and surroundings
- City
- Takamatsu City, Kagawa
About
The big draw of this autumn festival in Busshozan, southern Takamatsu, is the daimyo procession on the final day. It recreates, in splendid costume, the journey of Matsudaira Yorishige, lord of the Takamatsu domain, to Honen-ji, his family temple. Residents selected through open application play roles such as placard-bearing footmen, vanguard samurai and road magistrates, and the procession strolls about 1.5 km along the Onari Kaido, an old temple-town street of traditional townhouses, past Honen-ji to Busshozan Park. On the way, villains spring out to target the lord, setting off a lively sword fight. The first day brings stage events at the park's open-air theatre, food stalls and children's play areas, then the Rexam Autumn Fireworks from the Hiraike embankment at night. The festival was launched in 1993 to energise southern Takamatsu and keep the temple town's history alive.
Sources
- OfficialTakamatsu City www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp
- OfficialKagawa Prefecture Tourism Association (Udon-ken Tabi-net) www.my-kagawa.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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