About this event
The "Shimazu Origin Festival," held in Miyakonojo City, is a grand event tracing the history of the Miyakonojo Shimazu clan. The Meidokan Parade is an impressive spectacle recreating the clan's history from the Middle Ages to modern times, featuring the "Shiryo Ichibantai" unit that distinguished itself in the Boshin War, successive clan lords, mounted samurai, child warriors, and Shimazu princesses. In addition, the Shimazu Shoen Plaza embraces a one-day-only "Shimazu Village" concept, offering various historical experience workshops, stalls, and stage events. Beyond the main festivities, the festival offers diverse events held on separate dates, including a kendo tournament, a historic site stamp rally, and a Shiroyama treasure hunt. Visitors can also tour historical sites associated with the clan, such as the Iwayoshi Gosho Site, where Tadahisa Koremune, the founder of the Shimazu clan, is said to have built his residence, and the Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence, where the clan resided from the Meiji period onward.
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Miyakonojo City
Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
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