Floats dashing through Kishiwada are breathtaking! Enjoy the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival up close

Kishiwada City is in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. In the fall, the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival is held there. It’s famous for its large scale and how exciting it is. Over 600,000 people visit every year to see this festival. We’ll tell you about the festival dates, things you can’t miss, and places you want to go while you’re there.

Feel the energy of Kishiwada Danjiri Festival! Viewing spots and schedules

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival has over 300 years of history and tradition behind it. Floats weighing over 4 tons speed through the towns. It’s a truly magnificent sight. One of the highlights is called “Yarimawashi” (やりまわし) when the float makes a sharp turn at full speed. If you want to see this, Kankanba is a popular viewing spot. You can also purchase seats for viewing if you want the best spots. Kishiwada Danjiri Festival is held twice a year, once in September and once in October. The festival location is different for each month. Be sure to check the official website for details. The festival is easily accessible from Kanku Izumiotsu Washington Hotel and Kansai Airport Washington Hotel. Go take a look if you’re visiting Osaka during these dates.

Dates and times	September Trial run: September 8th (Sunday), September 13th (Friday) Part 1: September 14th (Saturday) Part 2: September 15th (Sunday) October Trial run: October 6th (Sunday) Part 1: October 12th (Saturday) Part 2: October 13th (Sunday)
Address	Kishiwada City Tourist Center 7-1 Kishiki-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka Prefecture
Access	Access to Kankanba area ・Kanku Izumiotsu Washington Hotel: 14-min. by car. Shuttle bus to Izumiotsu Station available from hotel. 11-min. walk from Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Electric Railway. ・Kansai Airport Washington Hotel: 15-min. by car. From Rinku Town Station, ride to Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Electric Railway.
URL	https://www-city-kishiwada-osaka-jp.translate.goog/site/danjiri/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ja

Learn all about the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival at Kishiwada Danjiri Hall

This place features the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival. They have life-sized displays of the floats and footage showcasing the floats, too. The Danjiri Festival is all about movement, so you can’t focus too much on the floats themselves, but the floats are carved delicately out of wood and worth seeing. The hall has the oldest float in Kishiwada and you can see it up close. There are also areas where you can get on top of one of the floats or strike Japanese drums. You’ll learn the history of the festival, how the Danjiri Festival came to be, and the passion of the people that continued to carry the tradition to present day. It’s open during festival season, so come by whenever you want to feel the excitement of the festival.

Hours	10:00AM – 5:00PM (Closed on Mondays)
Address	11-23 Honmachi, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka Prefecture
Access	・Kanku Izumiotsu Washington Hotel: 14-min. by car. Shuttle bus to Izumiotsu Station available from hotel. 11-min. walk from Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Electric Railway. ・Kansai Airport Washington Hotel: 15-min. by car. From Rinku Town Station, ride to Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Electric Railway.
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Kishiki Shrine was where the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival was born. Get good fortune with the red and white “Chigiri-ito”

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival started around 300 years ago. It is said to originate from a festival held at Kishiki Shrine within the Kishiwada Castle grounds. Because of this, Kishiki Shrine is an important spot in the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival. Since Kishiwada Castle looks like a part on a weaving machine called a “Chikiri” in Japanese, it used to be called the Chikiri Castle. Playing off of this nickname, Kishiki Shrine is believed to be good luck for weaving together romantic relationships. Those who want some of this good fortune should get Chigiri-ito (ちぎり糸) which are red and white threads and tie them in a certain spot in the shrine. If you’re here for the festival, come make a wish here at Kishiki Shrine.

Hours	9:00AM – 12:00PM, 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Address	11-30 Kishiki-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka Prefecture
Access	・Kanku Izumiotsu Washington Hotel: 16-min. by car. Shuttle bus to Izumiotsu Station available from hotel. 10-min. walk from Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Electric Railway. ・Kansai Airport Washington Hotel: 16-min. by car. From Rinku Town Station, ride to Kishiwada Station on the Nankai Electric Railway.
URL	https://www.kishikijinja.jp/