Kagurazaka Bakeneko Festival 2024
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Bake-neko Festival Secretariat
- subsidy category
- Regional Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2024 1st Term Regional Grant
Business Overview
In addition to the three main events of "Bake-neko Parade," a costume parade specializing in cats, "Anya Odori," a cat version of the Awa Odori dance, and "Nekokiri," a cat version of the traditional Kokirikobushi experience, participants were invited to participate in various cultural experiences while wearing cat costumes. [Main artists attending the event] Yoshihiro Fujita (Agya dance), Yoshifuku Shachu (Kaguradan), After Party Tokyo (Neko makeup), Katokio Natakatai (Samba troupe), Japan Pipe & Taver Association (Western old instruments), Prussia 1st Armored Band (brass band), Yuko Gonishiki (shamisen), Etsuko Miyagawa (yokobue), Noritoshi Shiraishi (jazz drum), and others
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, October 13, 2024
- Venues
- Kagurazaka Boulevard Area (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Bake-neko Festival Office]
With the motto "A town where cats can live is a town where people can live," the Bake-neko Festival is held every October, taking advantage of the characteristics of the community of Kagurazaka, a place associated with Soseki Natsume, known for his novel "I Am a Cat," which has supported culture as a geisha district since the Edo period, and is loved by both cat lovers and cats as a town deeply connected to cats.