A festival keeping the legend of Tomonaga alive
Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Location
- Tomonaga
- Area
- Shizuoka Prefecture・Fukuroi City(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h–1 h 30 min · 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.
- Wishes behind the festival
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
A festival honoring the spirit of Minamoto no Tomonaga has been passed down in Tomonaga, Fukuroi City. The legend, recorded in an Edo-period gazetteer, and the festival, designated an intangible folk cultural property by Fukuroi City, carry the area’s memories into the present.
About Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival
The Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival is an event honoring the spirit of Minamoto no Tomonaga, passed down in Tomonaga, Fukuroi City.
Minamoto no Tomonaga is said to have died at Aohaka in Mino Province after the Heiji Rebellion, and a legend says that a retainer buried his head in Tomonaga.
The festival is designated an intangible folk cultural property by Fukuroi City.
Festival highlights
One of the highlights is that the festival has been passed down in the community as an occasion to honor Minamoto no Tomonaga.
It is said that banners used in the festival bear the words “朝長霊” (Tomonaga’s spirit) in seal script.
Another distinctive feature is the connection between the place-name legend and the festival in Tomonaga, where the legend is set.
A festival keeping the legend of Tomonaga alive
What to expect
A festival honoring the spirit of Minamoto no Tomonaga is held in Tomonaga.
Banners associated with the festival bear the words “朝長霊” (Tomonaga’s spirit), indicating that the event honors Minamoto no Tomonaga.
No sources confirming the detailed times or schedule of the event are available.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Tomonaga, Fukuroi City
Address Tomonaga, Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Origins and History of Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival
It is said that Minamoto no Tomonaga died at Aohaka in Mino Province after Minamoto no Yoshitomo was defeated in the Heiji Rebellion in Heiji 1 (1159).
A legend passed down in Tomonaga, Fukuroi City, says that Tomonaga’s retainer Ōtani Chūta buried his head there.
The legend appears in the *Tōtōmi no Kuni Fudoki-den*, compiled by Uchiyama Shinryū during the Edo period.
Today, the Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival, associated with this legend, is held in Tomonaga.
Official information
Fukuroi City’s cultural properties information lists the Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival as a Fukuroi City-designated intangible folk cultural property.
The Cultural Properties Section of Fukuroi City’s Culture, Tourism and Exchange Division is listed as the contact.
Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival at a Glance
The Minamoto no Tomonaga Festival is associated with a legend about Minamoto no Tomonaga that has been passed down in Tomonaga, Fukuroi City.
The legend that a retainer buried Tomonaga’s head in Tomonaga is also recounted in the Edo-period *Tōtōmi no Kuni Fudoki-den*.
The festival is a Fukuroi City-designated intangible folk cultural property, and its banners bear the words “朝長霊” (Tomonaga’s spirit) in seal script.
Sources and references
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
