2023 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the world’s greatest samurai parades: Shingen-ko Festival, located in Kōfu City.
What happens?
On Saturday, October 28, 1000 people will gather at Maizuru Castle close to Kōfu Station and grandly march the streets, commemorating the warlord who once ruled the Yamanashi area.
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