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Princess Adachi festival
Full-day Tokyo history package including the festival of Princess Adachi Legend which is from 1300 years ago, Japanese traditional bamboo flute experience, walking around town, dinner, opera.
What’s Princess Adachi Festival?
2024．12/18-19 Time 12:30～17:00
★Free admission ★ Princess Adachi festival /
You can enjoy a special Japanese cultural experience event that is steeped in history and culture in Kitasenju, an area with excellent access within Tokyo.
This event focuses on Princess Adachi Legend which is from 1300 years ago.
It evokes the princess pilgrimage that was very popular in the Edo period, where it was said that visiting the shrine would bring happiness into the next life.
A historical temple and a plaza along the road that are usually not accessible will be reserved for private use, and there will be samurai experience booths, traditional crafts, and Japanese food culture.
The whole area is lively and you can enjoy traditional entertainment shows such as Japanese folk songs, koto, shamisen, lion dance, and samurai show time throughout the day.
The event will be held in Kitasenju, a town where Edo and modern times merge, and is a hidden gem full of charm that attracts people from all over the world to visit.
In conjunction with the Adachi Princess Festival, we have included a special Japanese cultural experience that makes full use of the region’s unique resources.
Please enjoy your special day.
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The venue “Kitasenju” is a wonderful place where you can feel Japanese history and culture!
Princess Adachi-Opera
More details coming soon. Tickets on sale now.
How do you enjoy it?
A day topsy-turvy!
Schedule
Venue
Festival: Jigenji Temple, 1 Chome-2-9 Senju, Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0034
Dinner: Restaurant Tapi Rouge, 20th floor, Tokyo Art Center, 1-4-1 Senju, Adachi City, Tokyo 120-0034
Opera: Sky Theatre, 21st floor, Tokyo Art Center
Course Outline* Admission to the festival is free.
Recommendations.
Kitasenju Streetscape in which History and modernity come together
A town where Edo culture remains, with artisan culture and local culture nurtured by the unique topography surrounded by rivers.
With its public baths, retro Showa-era streets, old-fashioned shopping districts, and real life, this small city is one of the most fascinating hidden gems in the country.
Princess Adachi festival, which rent out two venues, including a special temple
This event takes place at a special temple that is permitted to use the Tokugawa family’s hollyhock crest and has a gate that survived the fires of war.
This festival is being held for the first time at a temple that is normally off-limits to visitors, and is welcoming foreign tourists with English, Traditional Chinese and cashless payment options available.
There will also be a festival featuring arts and crafts, Edo street gourmet food, traditional crafts, and a samurai experience, as well as a show featuring Japan’s finest traditional performing arts, hosted by a bilingual host.
Lion dance viewing
Lion dancing, a traditional performing art that is indispensable at Japanese festivals, is said to ward off demons and bring happiness.
The program introduces the origins of lion dancing and how biting someone’s head is said to bring good health and improved academic performance.
Your luck will be increased with lion dancing and the pilgrimage of Princess Adachi, who is said to bring happiness in the next life.
Shionbue experience
A beautiful shinobue is made from carefully selected bamboo, long ones that are left to sit for 10 years, and then over dozens of steps are taken to complete the process.
You can hear directly from one of Japan’s leading Shinobue flute artisans, who is celebrating his 100th anniversary, and enjoy performances by professional flute players.
Participants will also have the opportunity to try playing a flute themselves.
It is a rare experience to be in front of the Buddha inside a temple rich in traditional decorations, which even locals rarely enter.
Edo Guided Tour
Comparing old maps, the tour provides detailed explanations in English about the history and culture of the region, providing easy-to-understand guidance for foreign tourists.
Dining and Opera at the Sky Theatre
A private dining room with a panoramic view of Tokyo, meals arranged with local ingredients. A buffet, so you don’t have to worry about cultural differences in food preferences.
Enjoy your meal while listening to a live performance of the koto (Japanese stringed instrument) in the private dining room.
While enjoying the Tokyo night view, you can enjoy a new opera based on the Cherry Blossom Princess Adachi from 1,300 years ago.
This is a rare work that uses 13 female singers and Japanese instruments, and is a supreme opera created by composer Hidekazu Nagai, who graduated from Japan’s top art university, and scriptwriter Naoyuki Sumi.
We will provide English subtitles, explanatory brochure.
Special seats will be also provided to tour customers.
Enjoyment
For those who want to take the time to enjoy Tokyo’s history and traditional culture.
“Shishimai and Shinobue Experience” A special moment to experience a traditional lion dance and immerse yourself in the beautiful sound of the Japanese shinobue flute.
For those who want to explore Tokyo’s core hidden charms and real life
“Lion Dance and Edo Town Walking Tour” Feel the power of the lion dance up close and trace the footsteps of history as you walk through the atmospheric streets of Edo.
For those who want to immerse themselves in special moments, music and art.
‘Koto Live Dinner and Princess Adachi Opera’ offers a luxurious dinner listening to beautiful live koto music and the gorgeous stage performance of Princess Adachi Opera.
Enjoy more of Princess Adachi!
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What is the organizer rojicoya?
Rojicoya is involved in activities to promote tourism in Tokyo and the Kitasenju area. Always offering Japanese cultural experiences for inbound visitors. Flower arrangement, calligraphy, Samurai experience, Shamisen, Koto experience, etc. Click here to make a reservation.
History of Princess Adachi
About Adachi Hime
Adachi Hime is a central figure in a legend told in Musashi Province’s Adachi District about 1,220 years ago. She met an unfortunate death due to a political marriage, and before mourning her, six temples were built in the area, each enshrining an image of Amitabha Buddha. Her tragic fate and its impact on the region are deeply ingrained in the history and culture of Adachi Ward.
About the Six Amitabha Pilgrimage
The “Six Amitabha Pilgrimage” originates from the act of mourning Adachi Hime, where Kobo Daishi (Kukai) carved six Amitabha Buddha statues from a single tree in one night, placing each in six temples built for this purpose. This pilgrimage became extremely popular during the mid-Edo period. Although it’s called the Six Amitabha, the pilgrimage typically includes visiting eight Amitabha statues, adding two more called “leftover” and “remaining.”
About the Five-Colored Sakura
The pilgrimage coincided with the cherry blossom season. The Five-Colored Sakura was cherished as “Arakawa Embankment’s Five-Colored Sakura” during the Meiji period and is beloved by many. However, due to increased traffic and visitors, the vitality of the cherry trees declined, and after World War II, they were cut down for firewood, temporarily disappearing. Later, to revive “Arakawa Embankment’s Five-Colored Sakura,” a 4.4km stretch of cherry trees was planted along the left bank of the Arakawa River, featuring Satosakura (village cherry trees).
