The 9th 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
2018 Tokyo Area Arts and Culture Grant (second application)
Business Overview
Now in its 9th year, the Koenji Engei Matsuri is a 10 day festival where you can enjoy rakugo, manzai, magic and other forms of entertainment at shrines, public baths, izakaya bars, bicycle shops and funeral halls in the Koenji Station area. As more shows are held, the number of comedians, venues and customers who participate is increasing. There will be performances such as "Hajime-no-yose," a sento yose with easy-to-understand explanations, "Nigaku-gekijo in Koenji," where you can fully enjoy "kamikiri," the star of yose entertainment, and "Manzai Daigen," where young and experienced members of the Manzai Association will perform.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, February 8, 2019 - 17th (Sun)
- Venues
- 57 venues in the Koenji area (Suginami-ku, Tokyo) LIVE MUSIC JIOROKICHI, VAL Laboratories, Beer Engine, Heian-saiten Koenji Kaikan, Za Koenji, kuutamo, Mild Heart Koenji, Bunrokudo, Kitsunai, Machi no Eki, Board Game Space Sugorokuya, Koenji Beer Studio, Tsubameya Optician, Uokou, Kosugiyu, Koshin Bunka Kaikan, Noraya, Grain, IMPRONTA, HACO, Howlthe field, Kouzushi Shinkan, Kokutail Shobo, Koenji Apartment (Ichimaruichi, Mamekurashi Kenkyusho), Daitokyo Credit Union Koenji Branch, Yuyu Koenji Minamikan, Hikawa Shrine, Kakigoya, Mitsui no Rehouse Koenji Center, Connexion, La Cocina del Quattro, Bonsaiya Rabbi Adesso, tokyobike shop Koenji, Watanabe Kensetsu Underground Hall, Chozenji Temple, Koenji Library, Catholic Koenji Church, San Wacomsys Engineering, Cecion Suginami, Horinouchi Myoho-ji, Joshibi University of Art and Design Suginami Campus, Frank Hair, Chosenji Temple Danshinto Temple Office, Kimono Kogei Daikokuya, Theater Cafe Proscenium, Mankan, Soba Shinano, Meikyoku Kissa Renaissance, Konan Jichikan, Yuyu Mabashikan, Mabashi Inari Shrine, Uptown Koenji Gallery, Karaage and Beer, Kawashimaya, Sennari, Kahoku General Hospital Branch
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
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.