Hakone Feudal Lord's Procession Festival
July 24, 2014“Hakone Feudal Lord's Procession Festival” is held annually in Hakone-Yumoto Onsen resort, the home of Hakone Seven hot springs. Feudal Lord's Procession is a traditional procession by a feudal lord and his people, practiced in Edo period, between the 17th and the mid-19th century.
About 170 people march across the former Tokaido (one of the major highways which connected the cities) and the onsen resort, dressed in a reminiscent style of the custom of “Sankin-Kotai”. The parade travels about 6km in distance, yelling “Shita-ni, shita-ni (Heads down, heads down)”, as they proceed. It consists of a variety of members: heralds, foot soldiers, basket palanquin bearers, female servants, page boys, Karo (a chief retainer) and Daimyo, or a feudal lord.
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Hakone Feudal Lord's Procession Festival