2026 Sanjo Summer Festival: A Full One-Day Course
A one-day course centered on the first day (July 31, 2026, around central Sanjo, Honmachi-dori, and the banks of the Igarashi River) of the Sanjo Summer Festival, held in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, known as a town of metalworking. During the day, experience the craftsmen's skill at Sanjo Kaji Dojo, visit Honjoji Temple, known for its Oni-do, and spend a quiet moment at Sanjo Hachimangu Shrine. In the evening, have an early dinner at the Honmachi-dori shopping street, and at 17:00, finally head to the venue. Enjoy with your family a summer festival unique to this town of craftsmanship, alive with fireworks echoing over the banks of the Igarashi River and night stalls coloring Honmachi-dori. This course lets you fully savor both the tradition of metalworking and the excitement of the festival in a single day.
Schedule
Blacksmithing experience and tour unique to Sanjo, the town of metalworking
An old Nichiren-sect temple known for its Oni-do and its Setsubun oni-odori demon dance
A quiet moment at a shrine cherished as Sanjo's guardian deity
An early dinner at the shopping street before the main festival
A summer festival in a town of craftsmanship, alive with night stalls on Honmachi-dori and fireworks over the Igarashi River
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