Roadside Station Ryuo Kagami-no-Sato 23rd Anniversary Thanksgiving Festival

About this event

A 23rd Anniversary Thanksgiving Festival will be held at Roadside Station Ryuo Kagami-no-Sato in Ryuo Town, Shiga Prefecture. Held concurrently with the Kagami-no-Shuku Yoshitsune Genpuku Festival, which breathes the history and local culture of the area, various festivities are scheduled at Roadside Station Ryuo Kagami-no-Sato over three days from Saturday, November 21 to Monday (national holiday), November 23, 2026. During the festival period, the venue will be packed with entertainment for both children and adults, including yosakoi dancing, tenbin taiko drumming performances, and kitchen cars serving a wide variety of gourmet food. In particular, on Sunday, November 22 and Monday (national holiday), November 23, the Kagami-no-Shuku Yoshitsune Genpuku Festival will feature events associated with Minamoto no Yoshitsune, such as the Benkei Arm Wrestling Competition, the Yoshitsune Hasso Tobi Long Jump Competition, and the Lake Biwa Beacon Relay. Roadside Station Ryuo Kagami-no-Sato is located at Kagami-no-Shuku, a former post town that flourished along the Tosando and Nakasendo roads, and is famously known as the place where Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) underwent his coming-of-age ceremony (genpuku). Take this opportunity to visit and fully enjoy the charm of local history and the region.

Venue

Roadside Station Ryuo Kagami-no-Sato (Michi-no-Eki Ryuo Kagami-no-Sato)

1231-2 Kagami, Ryuo-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga 520-2573