The 13 Koenji Engei Festival
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Koenji Engei Matsuri Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Regional Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 4 (2022) Tokyo Area Arts and Culture Grant (Initial Application)
Business Overview
The Koenji Engei Matsuri is a 10 day festival where you can enjoy rakugo, manzai, magic and other forms of entertainment at shrines, funeral halls and other venues in the Koenji Station area. This year, the 13 th festival, included street performances of daikagura, rakugo and manzai at shrines and temples, and rokyoku and kodan performances at an abandoned elementary school.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, February 10, 2023 - 19th (Sun)
- Venues
- Za Koen-ji Temple
Jimu of Chosen-ji Temple followers
Horinouchi Myoho-ji Temple
Chozen-ji Temple
Koshin Bunka Kaikan
Heian Rites
Watanabe Kensetsu
Hikawa-jinja Shrine
(Suginami Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Koenji Engei Matsuri Executive Committee]
In the Koenji area, there have been many vaudeville performers for a long time, and there is a climate to protect and nurture them. There used to be an entertainment hall that accommodated several hundred people, and even today there are several shops that hold yose regularly in addition to the theater 'Za Koenji.'. The festival has been developed by gathering them at one time and recruiting new venues. By performing vaudeville performances centered on rakugo, the purpose is to make people feel familiar with it and recognize it as a cultural art of the Koenji area.