The stage for Noh and kyogen at Tominaga Jinja, kept alive by local ujiko
Festival Noh
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every October, the Friday of the week before Sports Day / Every year
- Location
- Tominaga
- Area
- Aichi Prefecture・Shinshiro City(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 40 min–2 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.
- Highlights and activities
- Participation / viewing
- Spectators welcome
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
This traditional performing art features Noh and offered on the first day of the annual festival at Tominaga Jinja in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture. Noh traditions passed down by local , along with long-preserved Noh costumes, masks, and other items, support the festival performances.
About Festival Noh
Festival Noh consists of Noh and kyogen offered on the first day of the annual festival at Tominaga Jinja in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture.
Designated a city-designated intangible cultural property, it is a local traditional performing art passed down as part of the autumn shrine festival.
A distinctive feature is that specific ujiko have inherited the Noh tradition from generation to generation and offered performances as an amateur group.
Source: 祭礼能：新城市
Festival highlights
The highlights are Noh and kyogen performances on the Noh stage at Tominaga Jinja.
More than 250 Noh items, including costumes from the 17th and 18th centuries, other costumes, and Noh and kyogen masks, have been preserved to this day.
Another distinctive attraction of this festival is the offering of Noh by amateurs, a tradition carried on by local ujiko.
Source: 祭礼能（富永神社） / 愛知県 -【JAPAN 47 GO】
The stage for Noh and kyogen at Tominaga Jinja, kept alive by local ujiko
What to expect
Noh and kyogen are offered on the first day of the annual festival at Tominaga Jinja.
Visitors watch performances in the Noh style, passed down in the region, on the Noh stage within the .
The program is said to vary from year to year. Past examples have included shimai, kyogen, and Noh.
Source: 新城の富永神社例大祭が始まる - 東愛知新聞社 - 東愛知新聞
How to take part
Noh and kyogen offerings are performed by ujiko of Tominaga Jinja and local residents.
The available information does not indicate whether members of the general public can take part as performers.
Those wishing to watch can view the performing arts offered within the shrine grounds.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Tominaga Jinja (Miyanoushiro, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture).
- Train and bus
It is a 5-minute walk from JR Shinshiro Station.
- By car
It is a 10-minute drive from Shinshiro IC on the Shin-Tomei Expressway.
Address Miyanoushiro, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture
Dates and season
- Season
Every October, the Friday of the week before Sports Day
- Frequency
Every year
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Nearby attractions
Tourism information for the area around Tominaga Jinja includes Kamehime's grave, a Basho poetry monument (Koshinji Temple), Noda Castle ruins, and the Nagashino–Shitaragahara battlefield site.
All of these are places connected with the history and culture of Shinshiro City.
If visiting alongside festival Noh, check the opening status and directions for each site.
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愛知県新城市にあった城
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Photo source ·Origins and History of Festival Noh
Noh is said to have first become known in the Shinshiro area when Nobumasa Okudaira invited Yosaburo Kanze in Tensho 4 (1576) to stage Noh performances celebrating the completion of Shinshiro Castle.
In Genbun 1 (1736), ujiko of Tominaga Jinja offered Noh in front of the shrine; this is considered the beginning of festival Noh.
Kyogen offerings began the following year, and the tradition developed into the present style of Noh, passed down by ujiko.
Official information
Shinshiro City provides information about when and where the festival Noh takes place, its cultural property designation, its origins, and the Noh items.
For inquiries, contact the Shinshiro City Board of Education's History and Culture Division.
Festival Noh at a Glance
Festival Noh consists of Noh and kyogen offered at the annual festival at Tominaga Jinja in Shinshiro City.
Against the backdrop of a Noh tradition dating back to Tensho 4 (1576), ujiko and local residents have been its performers since the Edo period.
The Noh stage within the shrine grounds, old Noh props, and the locally rooted tradition of amateur performers making offerings are defining features of the festival Noh.
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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