Uji Dengaku Matsuri

Essentials

location

Uji Park (Nakanoshima island in the Uji River)

period

October 17, 2026 (Sat)

Time

16:45–18:30 (if it rains: Uji City Cultural Hall, main hall, starting 17:00)

cost

Free

Links

• Official Website
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access

5 minutes on foot from Uji Station on the Keihan Uji Line, or 10 minutes from JR Uji Station on the Nara Line

There are 11 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Uji Park (Nakanoshima island in the Uji River), and 4 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

NOTE

If it rains

• Moves to the main hall of Uji City Cultural Hall (1-1 Oriidai, Uji), starting at 17:00
• Unreserved seating, free admission, free parking
• Right by the Uji Bunka Center stop on Keihan Bus, or 5 minutes on foot from the Biwadai-guchi stop
• The final venue decision is posted on the committee website and its blog "Ujidens"

About Uji Dengaku

• In the Heian period a troupe called the Honza, based in Shirakawa in Uji, is said to have performed dengaku at the Uji Rikyu Festival and elsewhere
• The Uji Dengaku Matsuri committee began reviving it in 1998 and in 2001 started creating its own citizen-made work under the name Uji Dengaku
• Performers, from elementary school children to adults, are recruited from the public each year and rehearse more than ten times from June until the show

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