A festival in Minakami Town exploring the Koike Festival, passed down in Higashimine-Sukawa
Koike Festival of Higashimine-Sukawa
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Area
- Gunma Prefecture・Minakami Town(From Tokyo: approx. 50 min–1 h · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
The Koike Festival of Higashimine-Sukawa is a ujigami festival handed down in the former Niiharu Village area of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture. The archival video introduces it as a festival where members of one family gather once a year beneath a giant tree.
About Koike Festival of Higashimine-Sukawa
According to the Gunma Lifelong Learning Center’s introduction to its archival video, the Koike Festival is a ujigami festival that has been preserved in the former Niiharu Village, where members of one family gather beneath a giant tree.
The video documents the practice as a ujigami festival in which members of one family gather.
Location and access
- Address
Minakami Town
Host municipality 群馬県みなかみ町
This map shows the surrounding area, not the exact venue location.
Origins and History of Koike Festival of Higashimine-Sukawa
The Koike Festival of Higashimine-Sukawa was designated an important intangible folk cultural property of Gunma Prefecture on March 24, 1995.
The prefectural cultural property list classifies it under “customs and practices” and lists it as a cultural property of Minakami Town.
Official information
参考資料：公式・博物館資料
文化財一覧：群馬県文化財一覧
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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