Location: Old Tokaido Matsunamiki street, Sanno-cho, Oiso Town

The active life of the Edo period will be recreated in this festival at the Oiso "shukuba," the eighth of the fifty-three post stations along the Tokaido route from Edo. The festival features street markets from routes all over Japan selling their special products, amateur performances at playhouses, traditional entertainments, wind instrument music, costume contests where participants compete to recreate the atmosphere and appearance of people that traveled the Tokaido route during the Edo period, “shop contests” where street markets and tea houses compete with one another over the splendor of their performances, and much more.

For details, contact the Oiso "Shukuba" Post Station Festival Planning Executive Committee (Oiso Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry) (Tel: 0463-61-0871)

Location: Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum, Masugata, Tama-Ward, Kawasaki-City

Events include children’s kabuki performances, as well as displays of old-fashioned games inside the park. Visitors can also try out straw implements and clothing, wear haori (kimono jackets), and see live displays of traditional crafts (making Domiya carvings and Ichimatsu dolls), and more. Admission is free on the 3rd (holiday).

For details, contact the Kawasaki-City Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum (Tel: 044-922-2181)

Location: Yumoto Onsen Town, Hakone-Town

This flamboyant daimyou (feudal lord) procession is held in Hakone Yumoto Onsen Town. The approximately 170-person procession will feature heralds, people carrying lacquered boxes and lances, musket corps, royal palanquin bearers, house maids, and chamber maids. This event also includes a colorful parade of approximately 110 Yumoto geiko (geisha) doing te-odori dance and a brass band. Keyari lance performances held midway are also not to be missed.

For details, contact the Hakone Yumoto Tourist Association
(Tel: 0460-85-7751)

Location:
The area around Hon-Atsugi Station on the Odakyu Line, Atsugi-City

Various street performances by street artists representing Japan as well as approximately forty groups visiting from other countries will be put on at thirteen different locations in the area around Hon-Atsugi Station including parks and street corners. On the Saturday the 7th, an array of performances will continue into the evening.

For details, contact the Atsugi City Urban Nigiwai Department
(Tel: 046-225-2840)

Location: Ootori-jinja Shrine, Minami-Ward, Yokohama-City

Shops selling colorfully displayed ceremonial rakes and daruma dolls as well as various booths fill the shrine precincts with an autumn flavor and are crowded until late at night with people wishing for business success and good fortune.

For details, contact Ootori-jinja Shrine (Tel: 045-231-3208)

Location: Chigasaki Satoyama Prefectural Park, Serizawa, Chigasaki-City

This event features on-stage programs at the multipurpose plaza (including band performances and local performing arts), “aozora” open-air markets selling goods such as fresh vegetables, food and drink stands, flea markets, a gardening area, and more.

For details, contact the Chigasaki City Cultural Promotion Department (Tel: 0467-82-1111)

Location: Central Zushi Coast and other locations, Zushi-City

After the starting ceremony (in the Kamegaoka Hachimangu Shrine precincts), processions of people wearing warrior costumes, yabusame, and children processions will be held. The course proceeds from Kamegaoka Hachimangu Shrine (departure at 10:30) to JR Zushi Station, through Zushi-City, then to the Zushi Coast. Following the “Tenchochikyu” ceremonies (held at the same location on the Zushi Coast as the yabusame), gallant Takeda-style yabusume will take place in the afternoon in front of the ocean starting at 13:30.

For details, contact the Zushi-City Commerce and Industry Society (Tel: 046-873-2774)