Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival

Shimokitazawa is about 10 minutes from Shinjuku and about 5 minutes from Shibuya.

It’s a place where many young people gather because there are many used clothes stores and general stores.

In addition, there are many small theaters and live houses, and it’s also known as a source of art and culture, and many people support Shimokitazawa’s unique culture.

The Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival is held at the beginning of February every year.

In the Japanese lunar calendar, the new year will be around February 3rd, so it will be held at a time when the new year will be the turning point.

It’s thought that evil is easy to enter at the turning point of the year, and sowing events are held in various parts of Japan to remove evil.

The bean sowing event in Shimokitazawa takes place over three days.

This video introduces the main event “Tenkaichi Tengu Dochu” that will be held on the second day.

In “Tenkaichi Tengu Dochu”, Yamabushi, Fukuotoko, and Fukuonna parade around the shopping streets while sowing beans around the Ootengu and Karasutengu.

Tengu is a legendary creature known as a god or a monster that is handed down in the Japanese folk religion. It has a red face and a high nose, and is regarded as a god who listens to people’s wishes.