Kiryu 'Yagibushi' Festival

Submitted by Leanne on Thu, 2008/07/31 - 12:39.
2008/08/01 - 19:00
2008/08/03 - 21:00
Event Information:

Kiryu will hold it's annual Yagibushi festival on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August.

The main streets of Kiryu will be filled with fantastic food, drink and (most importantly) lots of Yagibushi dancing!!!

The festival is very easy to find. Get off the train at 'Kiryu' and follow the crowds, lanterns and Yagibushi music!

Hope to see you all there!!

Event Location:

Kiryu city center (3mins walk from train station).

Event Directions:

Take the right hand exit out of Kiryu station, walk to the cross roads (interesction) on your right you will see McDonalds. Take the right and walk past McDonalds. If you can't see, hear and smell the festival from here you're in the wrong town!!

Event Contact Information:

Leanne Costa
080-5042-2364

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Such a great festival..

Submitted by Hyakuman on Sat, 2008/08/02 - 23:02.

Such a great festival.. Amazing that such an otherwise quiet city can transform completely for 3 days of the year!

I will second that!!

Submitted by prarielynn on Mon, 2008/08/04 - 10:39.

You are definitely right about that one Ben. It really truly is by far the best matsuri I've been to since coming to Japan and I feel so lucky that it's right in my city!

If you didn't go this year. Try and make it out for next year. You won't be sorry!

SubarashiiAnnie's picture

I love how all the Kiryu

Submitted by SubarashiiAnnie on Thu, 2008/08/07 - 15:08.

I love how all the Kiryu JETs participated too whether it be playing taiko or accepting an invitation to stand on a make-shift stage, chu-hi in hand, screaming *Kiryu Matsuri!* while hundreds of our fans scream *Onna ga daisuke de*
Kiryu Festival is the best in the whole wide world!!!!!!!!!!