The 16 Koenji Engei Festival
Business Overview
In the Koenji area of Suginami Ward, there are shops and temples and shrines that hold rakugo performances, and there has been a culture of supporting yose performing arts throughout the town. By consolidating the festival as a 'festival' for a certain period of time, more entertainment fans and local residents came to recognize Koenji as a 'town of entertainment.'. Other than rakugo, it is also responsible for popularizing traditional performing arts as a whole, such as kodan storytelling, rokyoku, kamikiri, and daikagura.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, February 6, 2026 to Sunday, February 15
- Venues
- Koenji Studio, Sports ZERO, Chosen-ji Temple, Hikawa-jinja Shrine, Chozen-ji Temple, Koshin Bunka Kaikan, Horinouchi Myoho-ji Temple, Heian Raizai, Val Research Institute, Watanabe Kensetsu, Za Koenji (all located in Suginami Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Koenji Engei Promotion Association]
It started as the "Koenji Engei Matsuri Executive Committee" established to host the Koenji Engei Matsuri, and is now active as the Koenji Engei Promotion Association to expand the scope of its activities.
It is a voluntary organization that has planned and operated 16 Koenji Engei Matsuri (Koenji Engei Festival) including pre-competition, and has also held 'Koenji Tokusen Engei Kai.'.