An Ishidori Festival where gongs, taiko drums, and festival floats come together with the customs of the Nanatori district
The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- First Sunday of October
- Location
- Uchiwa Shrine
- Area
- Mie Prefecture・Kuwana City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 30 min–3 h · bullet train + connecting 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.
- Highlights and activities
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
This is the Ishidori Festival, passed down at Uchiwa Shrine, the ujigami shrine of the Nanatori district in Kuwana City. It has been handed down alongside local customs as a festival featuring floats, with gongs and drums at its center.
About The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine
The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine is a traditional event passed down at Uchiwa Shrine (Katori, Tado-cho), the ujigami shrine of the Nanatori district in Kuwana City.
It is held on the first Sunday of October and has been handed down as a festival featuring festival floats, with gongs and taiko drums at its center.
In the Nanatori district, distinctive festival customs are passed down alongside the festival floats.
It is also designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Kuwana City.
Festival highlights
A distinctive feature is the festival style incorporating floats, with gongs and taiko drums at its center.
As an event modeled on the Ishidori Festival of Kuwana Sosha, commonly known as Kasuga Shrine, in Honmachi, Kuwana City, it also reflects ties to Ishidori festivals across the northern Ise region.
The Nanatori district preserves distinctive festival customs alongside its floats, giving the festival a character unique to the area.
An Ishidori Festival where gongs, taiko drums, and festival floats come together with the customs of the Nanatori district
What to expect
The festival features a distinctive style centered on gongs and taiko drums, with festival floats.
Specific event times and the order of proceedings are not provided, but it has been handed down as an Ishidori Festival that uses floats.
The festival’s character is shaped by the distinctive customs of the Nanatori district, observed alongside its floats.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Uchiwa Shrine (2216-2 Katori, Tado-cho, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture)
Address 2216-2 Katori, Tado-cho, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture
Dates and season
- Season
First Sunday of October
Accommodation and hotels PR
Showing nearby accommodation.
Prices and availability are current at the time of retrieval. For multi-night stays, only the first night’s price is shown. Confirm the final price and directions to the venue with the booking provider. Select your dates again when using the area search link. Search area: within 3 km of Central Mie Prefecture / Kuwana City (the search is not centered on the festival venue)
Nearby attractions
ナガシマスパーランド
三重県桑名市にある娯楽施設
写真：Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka / 宝塚市, Hyogo / 兵庫県, Japan / 日本 / CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo source ·
Tado Taisha Shrine
三重県桑名市にある神社
写真：Ohaguro / おはぐろ蜻蛉 at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo source ·
桑名宗社
三重県桑名市にある神社
Origins and History of The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine
The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine is described as having originated by modeling itself on the Ishidori Festival of Kuwana Sosha, commonly known as Kasuga Shrine, in Honmachi, Kuwana City. That festival had a broad influence across the northern Ise region.
Since then, the Nanatori district has passed down not only its festival floats but also its distinctive festival customs.
The Cultural Properties Database also records that it became an Intangible Folk Cultural Property designated by Kuwana City on April 20, 2011.
Official information
The Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Cultural Heritage Database lists the Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine as an intangible folk cultural property of Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture.
The address is 2216-2 Katori, Tado-cho, Kuwana City. The registration date is also listed as part of its designation as a Kuwana City cultural property.
The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine at a Glance
The Ishidori Festival at Uchiwa Shrine is a traditional event passed down at the ujigami shrine of the Nanatori district in Kuwana City.
It is held on the first Sunday of October and preserves a style featuring festival floats, with gongs and taiko drums at its center, as well as festival customs unique to the Nanatori district.
It was modeled on the Ishidori Festival of Kuwana Sosha and is designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Kuwana City.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
Celebrating local culture and helping you discover a side of Japan you never knew.
Article updated: 2026/11/11
