Kagurazaka Bakeneko Festival 2024

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Bake-neko Festival Secretariat

subsidy category

Support for Regional Arts and Culture Activities

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 (Phase 1) Support for Regional Arts and Culture Activities

Bake-neko Parade 2024

Bake-neko Parade 2024

Anya Odori 2024

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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

implementation period

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Place of implementation

Kagurazaka Boulevard Area (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)

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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.