Benkei Matsuri
Tanabe in Wakayama holds a two-day festival for Benkei, the warrior monk it claims as its own, with a play at the shrine and 600 dancers in wooden clogs.
2–3 Oct 2026Wakayama · Kansai100 Fine Castles of Japan
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