The 24 Tama River Basin Folk Performing Arts Festival
Business Overview
Local performing arts are an irreplaceable part of local culture, and their inheritance and development is one of the issues for local governments. Municipalities along the Tama River, the biggest symbol of the Tama region, such as Fuchu City, Chofu City, Hino City, Komae City, Tama City, Inagi City, Okutama Town, and Kosuge Village, cooperate with each other to hold the "Tama River Basin Local Performing Arts Festival," in which local performing arts compete, with the aim of promoting exchange along the river basin and leading to the revitalization of each municipality.
In fiscal year 2025, a total of eight programs were performed: "Kagura" by Konagata Jindai Kagura Hozonkai (Konagata Jindai Kagura Preservation Association), "Shishimai" by kaniwa kagura, "Hayashi" by Hino City Matsuribayashi Rengokai (Hino City Matsuribayashi Federation), "Wadaiko" by Wadotsuzumi Seiseki Kozakura, "Hayashi" by Seiweihayashi Hozonkai (Seiweihayashi Preservation Association), "Hayashi" by Chofu City Local Performing Arts Festival Hayashi Hozonkai (Kanshi Hayashi Rengo), "Wadaiko" by Musashi Kokufu Taiko Kyokai, and "Ohayashi" by Komai Hayashi Hozonkai (Komai Hayashi Preservation Association).
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Venues
- Komae Ekorma Hall (Komae City, Tokyo)
Profile
[Tama River Basin Folk Performing Arts Festival Executive Committee]
The Tama River Basin Folk Performing Arts Festival Executive Committee was established in 2000, the 30 year anniversary of Komae City's establishment, with the Raft Race Executive Committee playing a central role in deepening exchanges between Kosuge Village, Tanbayama Village and Okutama Town in Yamanashi Prefecture through the "Komae Kodai Cup Tama River Raft Race," a summer tradition in Komae. At the Tama River Basin Folk Performing Arts Festival, local performing arts that make use of the characteristics of each participating municipality are presented and introduced, and local specialties are introduced in the form of product exhibitions in an effort to convey the appeal of the region.