The 15 Koenji Engei Festival
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Koenji Entertainment Promotion Association
- subsidy category
- Regional Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2024 1st Term Regional Grant
Business Overview
In the Koenji area of Suginami Ward, there are shops, temples and shrines that hold rakugokai and so on, and the whole town has a culture of supporting yose performing arts. By consolidating the festival as a 'festival,' more citizens came to recognize Koenji as a 'town of entertainment.'. Other than rakugo, it is also responsible for popularizing traditional performing arts as a whole, such as kodan storytelling, rokyoku, kamikiri, and daikagura.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, February 7, 2025 to Sunday, February 16
- Venues
- Chosen-ji Temple (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), Horinouchi Myoho-ji Temple (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), Chozen-ji Temple (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), Heian Ryotai Festival (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), Sports ZERO (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), Za Koen-ji Temple (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), Koshin Bunka Kaikan (Suginami Ward, Tokyo), and others
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Koenji Engei Promotion Association]
It started as the "Koenji Engei Matsuri Executive Committee" established to host the Koenji Engei Matsuri, and is now active as the Koenji Engei Promotion Association to expand the scope of its activities.
It is a voluntary organization that has planned and operated 16 Koenji Engei Matsuri (Koenji Engei Festival) including the pre-competition and held 5 'Koenji Tokusen Engei Kai' (Koenji Special Engei Event).