Nagakute’s Keigo Festival

A procession carrying standards on horseback moves through the Kamigo district and offers matchlock-gun firing to the local guardian deities. It is designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Nagakute City.

About Nagakute’s Keigo Festival

Nagakute’s Keigo Festival is a procession through the Kamigo district, with standards () carried on horseback and units such as matchlock-gun and staff teams acting as guards.

The procession heads to Shinmei Shrine, Tado Shrine, and Kumano Shrine, the local guardian deity shrines in the district, and offers matchlock-gun firing.

It has long been held as a harvest festival in the rural areas of Owari and western Mikawa, and the festival in the Kamigo district is designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Nagakute City.

Festival highlights

A highlight is seeing horses carrying standards at the center of a procession formed by matchlock-gun and staff units as it moves through the Kamigo district.

The procession heads to Shinmei Shrine, Tado Shrine, and Kumano Shrine, where matchlock guns are fired in offering to each local guardian deity.

It is a festival that brings together horses, standards, a guarding procession, and gunfire, offering a sense of the area’s traditions.

A harvest festival handed down in Kamigo, where horses and matchlock-gun units proceed to the local guardian deities

What to expect

During the festival, standards are placed on horseback, and units such as matchlock-gun and staff teams form a procession that travels through the Kamigo district.

The procession then proceeds to Shinmei Shrine, Tado Shrine, and Kumano Shrine, the local guardian deity shrines, where matchlock guns are fired in offering.

The festival combines the procession’s route through the district with offerings at the shrines, unfolding as it travels through the area.

Location and access

Venue and address

Kamigo District (west of Koen Nishi Station on the Linimo line)

Train and bus

West of Koen Nishi Station on the Linimo line

Parking

No parking available.

Travel on foot or by public transportation

Address Kamigo District, Nagakute City

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Tips for your visit

There are loud matchlock-gun shots, so take care of your ears while watching.

For safety, do not approach the procession or firing locations; watch from a distance.

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Origins and History of Nagakute’s Keigo Festival

Keigo festivals have long been held as harvest festivals in the rural areas of Owari and western Mikawa.

The Keigo Festival in the Kamigo district is said to include standards carried on horseback, guards such as matchlock-gun and staff units, and offerings to the local guardian deities.

It is currently designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Nagakute City.

Official information

主催：上郷警固祭り保存会

案内：長久手市「上郷警固祭り（市指定無形民俗文化財）」

上郷警固祭り(市指定無形民俗文化財)／長久手市