『Plaza Festival』 will be held in conjunction with the Hyakumangoku Procession! Plenty to do, from a haunted house to a wheelchair experience 【Kanazawa Event】

The 『72nd Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival』 to be held from June 2 (Fri.) to 4 (Sun.), 2023, has been attracting attention with the announcement of the talents who will play the roles of Lord Maeda Toshiie and Omatsu no Kata in the 「Hyakumangoku Procession」 followed by the children selected to play the roles of Princess Tama and Lord Toshitsune. Did you know that there are many other sponsored events worth seeing on June 3, when the 「Hyakumangoku Procession」 will be held?

The two actors playing the roles of Lord Toshiie and Omatsunomata (image from the official website of 『Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival』)

What is Princess Tamahime & Lord Toshitsune?

The 「Hyakumangoku Procession」, the main event of the 『72nd Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival』, will be performed by kabuki actor Udanji Ichikawa as Lord Toshiie Maeda and actress Mahiru Konno as Omatsu no Mata, both from Osaka Prefecture, coincidentally.

On May 12, Ai Kaneda (5 years old), a senior at Nozomi Nursery School, who was chosen to play the role of Princess Tamahime, and Ryomei Sakashita (8 years old), a second grader at Kibikino Elementary School, who was chosen to play the role of 「Lord Toshiitsune」, were unveiled.

Maeda Toshitsune was the bastard son (fourth son) of Maeda Toshiie, the third lord of the Kaga domain. Princess Tamahime was born as the second daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Edo shogunate.
After the death of Maeda Toshiie, the founder of the domain, a rumor circulated that 「Maeda was going to avenge the Tokugawa Shogunate」. To prove that he had no intention of defying the Tokugawa Shogunate, the second lord, Maeda Toshinaga, sent Omatsu no Mata to Edo as a hostage and promised that Princess Tama would become Toshitsune’s wife.

Princess Tamahime entered Kaga at the age of 3, married at 14, raised 3 sons and 5 daughters, and died at the age of 24 while maintaining good relations between the Maeda and Tokugawa families. She is still loved by Kanazawa citizens as a mirror of a good wife and wise mother.

After witnessing the 「Hyakumangoku Procession」 in which 「Princess Tamahime and Lord Toshitsune」 also appear, why not enjoy 『Plaza Festival 2023』?

The Haunted House is back at the Plaza Festival!

『Plaza Festival 2023』 (image from the official website of the Kanazawa Welfare Equipment Information Plaza)

Kanazawa Welfare Equipment Information Plaza’s annual event 『Plaza Festival』 had to be canceled due to the Corona disaster, and was held for the first time in three years in 2022, but there were no plans like the previous 「Zombie House of Fear」.

The 『Plaza Festival 2023』 will bring back the haunted house with a bang. The admission fee for the haunted house is only 100 yen, and the 「Hell’s Underground Room Where Specters Wander」 is only 100 yen.

While children and mothers play at the fair corner, Japanese sweets making corner, and portrait corner, fathers can take a break at the Kanazawa local sake tasting corner. In addition, you can try out a wheelchair (for children) at the Kanazawa Wheelchair Information Plaza.

Lots of different sponsored events

Other events in support of the Million Stone Procession include the 「Memorial Service for the Maeda Family Lords of Kaga」 (June 2 at Keioji Temple), the 「Hyakumangoku Kanazawa Classic Car Festival 2023」 (June 4 at Shiinoki Geihinkan), and the 「53rd Goodwill Youth Sumo Tournament」 (June 4 at Utatsuyama Sumo Hall, Ishikawa Prefecture). (For details, see Supporting Events on the official website of the 『Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival』)

Information on the Hyakumangoku Festival

Information on Plaza Festival 2023